More than twice as many Americans think that marijuana has a positive impact on its consumers and society at large than say the same about alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll.
And perhaps more revealing, people who have actually used cannabis are far more likely to tout its positive impacts compared to just a small fraction of alcohol drinkers who feel the same way about their drug of choice
Overall, the marijuana poll found that Americans are evenly divided when it comes to questions about the effects of cannabis on individual consumers and society overall. Fifty-three percent of respondents said marijuana has a “positive” impact on the consumer (in contrast to 45 percent negative), and 49 percent said the plant is good for society (compared to 50 percent with the opposite view).
Via Gallup.
Unlike alcohol, of course, marijuana remains federally illegal.
That makes it all the more notable that just 27 percent of people said that alcohol is good for the individual drinker and 23 percent said alcohol is a societal positive. Fully 75 percent of Americans say booze is bad for society, and 71 percent say it’s no good for most individuals who consume it.
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