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47% of British public support the legalisation of cannabis

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 08:21

A new survey released on Saturday has shown that 47% of the UK public now support the legalisation of cannabis sold through licensed retailers. Of the remainder, 39% said that they remain opposed to the legalisation while the remaining 14% replied "don't know".

The findings come from a survey of 2,000 people by ORB for the Independent. The poll also found that men were more likely to support legalisation than women, with 53% of men supporting compared to 41% of women. Social class may also be a factor, 50% of people in the top AB bracket support legalisation while 44% in the lowest bracket, DE, also support cannabis being legal.

Lib Dem plan backedScotland was the region with the highest levels of support for legalisation, at 58%, and then London at 54%. The region with the lowest backing was the North East at 37%.

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