It’s been eight years since Canada legalized marijuana nationwide, and a new poll shows that support for the reform is increasing over time. Relatively few Canadians want to legalize other drugs, however.
Roughly two-thirds of Canadian adults (65 percent) now say they agree with cannabis being legal, according to the survey from Research Co. That’s up three percentage points since the firm last polled on the topic in 2024.
Just 29 percent of respondents disagree with marijuana legalization, and 6 percent say they’re not sure how they feel about the reform.
The survey, which was conducted from December 7-9, 2025, and involved online interviews with a representative sample of 1,002 adults in Canada, shows that there is majority support for cannabis being legal in each geographic and racial demographic breakdown reported by the pollster.
Thirty-six percent of respondents say they consumed marijuana prior to it becoming legal, 15 percent used it only after legalization and 49 percent say they have never tried it.
Among those who have used cannabis since it was legalized in October 2018, 48 percent say all of it was acquired at a licensed retailer, 17 percent say most it was from a legal shop, 13 percent got
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