A majority favors marijuana legalization for first time
According to nation’s most authoritative survey
The Washington Post (US)
Wednesday, march 4, 2015
Wednesday, march 4, 2015
For the first time, the General Social Survey – a large, national survey conducted every two years and widely considered to represent the gold standard for public opinion research – shows a majority of Americans favoring the legalization of marijuana. Fifty-two percent said pot should be legalized, 42 percent opposed it, and another 7 percent were undecided. Support is up 9 percentage points from 2012, the last time the survey was conducted. (See also: America’s new drug policy landscape)
