American Support for Legalizing Marijuana Hits New Record High
More Americans support legalizing marijuana than ever before.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago shows Americans’ support for legalizing marijuana has rocketed to 61 percent, as reported by The Washington Post.
The same poll, released March 25, found just 39 percent of Americans oppose legalizing marijuana.
Researchers conducted interviews with 1,042 adults between Feb. 11 and Feb. 14, 2016, with a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percentage points.
Previous record highs were measured in a 2015 Gallup poll, which found 58 percent of Americans supported legalizing recreational cannabis.
According to the latest AP poll, 33 percent of Americans who support legalizing marijuana think there should be no restrictions on the plant.
Forty-three percent of legalization supporters think there should be restrictions on purchase amounts, and 24 percent of legalization supporters think the plant should...
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