American adults' view of legalizing marijuana in 2014, sorted by generation and race | Statista

The statistic above represents the American adults' view of legalizing marijuana, sorted by generation and race. In 2014, 73 percent of white Millennials stated that the use of marijuana should be legal.

American adults' view of legalizing marijuana in 2014, sorted by generation and race

Characteristic	Illegal	Legal
Total Millennials (ages 18-33)	28%	69%
White Millennials	25%	73%
Non-white Millennials	33%	63%
Total Gen Xers (ages 34-49)	42%	53%
White Gen Xers	37%	58%
Non-white Gen Xers	51%	44%
Total Boomers (ages 50-68)	45%	52%
White Boomers	46%	52%
Non-white Boomers	45%	52%
Total Silents (ages 69-86)	65%	30%

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Release date

March 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 12-26, 2014

Number of respondents

3,338 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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