More Americans say using marijuana is morally acceptable—or not a moral issue at all—than those who say the same about gambling, watching pornography, having an abortion, being gay and more, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. The survey also shows that people with lower levels of education are more likely to have moral concerns about cannabis.
The poll, which assessed public opinion around questions of morality across the globe, additionally revealed that the U.S. is something of an outlier, as the majority (52 percent) of people polled in the 25 countries said using cannabis was immoral.
Of the nine policy issues that respondents were asked about, the only other where an international majority described it as morally unacceptable (77 percent) was having an affair while married.
But in the U.S., where nearly all states have enacted some form of cannabis legalization for either medical or recreational purposes and where federal rescheduling may be imminent, adults involved in the survey strongly signaled that they didn’t view marijuana use as a moral shortcoming.
In fact, 76 percent of Americans said using cannabis is either morally acceptable (24 percent) or not a moral issue (52 percent), compared to 23
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