Britain cannabis policy preference 2023

As of June 2023, approximately 31 percent of people in Great Britain supported the legalization of cannabis and other soft drugs. This is compared with 38 percent who supported the current criminalization of these type of drugs.

Cannabis and soft drugs policy preference in Great Britain from 2019 to 2023

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

September 2019 to June 2023

Number of respondents

1,633 to 1,819

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

GB adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question originally worded by the source as follows: "With regard to soft drugs such as cannabis, which of these statements comes closest to your own view?

Answers originally worded as follows:

Current Policy (Criminal offence): "The sale and possession of such drugs should remain a criminal offence as now"

Decriminalization: "The sale and possession of such drugs should remain illegal but should be regarded as a minor offence, such as parking in the wrong place, rather than a CRIMINAL offence (a policy sometimes called 'decriminalisation')"

Legalization: The sale and possession of such drugs should no longer be illegal (sometimes called 'legalisation')

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