A newly released poll from the Pew Research Center found that “the vast majority of Americans” support legalizing marijuana in some form—with an accompanying analysis finding that backing for the reform “has increased dramatically in recent decades.”
The survey results, published on Tuesday, show that 55 percent of U.S. adults support legalizing cannabis for both recreational and medical use, and that another 33 percent say it should be legal for medical use only. A small minority of only 11 percent of Americans say marijuana should remain illegal across the board.
There is majority support for some level of cannabis legalization across party lines, with Democrats most strongly on board with the reform. Sixty-seven percent of Americans who identify with that part back legalization for any use, and another 27 percent want only medical marijuana legalize.
Among Republicans, 44 percent support legalizing both medical and recreational marijuana, while an additional 39 percent want to legalize medical use only.
Via Pew Research Center.
“Notably, conservative and moderate Democrats (56%) and moderate and liberal Republicans (54%) express similar levels of support,” Pew said in its analysis.
“Two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor legalization for both uses, compared with 44% of Republicans and
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