This statistic shows the percentage of survey respondents that had select opinions on U.S. national marijuana policy as of January 2018, by political party affiliation. According to the survey results, among those that identified as Republican, 25 percent wanted to keep the current marijuana policy. Comparatively, just 7 percent of Democrat-affiliated respondents wanted to keep the current policy.
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by political affiliation
Original question: "Currently, possessing and using marijuana is against federal law. Which one of the following best describes your preference on national marijuana policy?
- Keep the current policy
- Keep the current policy, but legalize the use of marijuana for physician-supervised medical use
- Decriminalize marijuana use by removing the possibility of jail time for possession and also allowing for medical marijuana, but keep the sale of marijuana illegal.
- Legalize the commercial production, use and sale of marijuana for recreational use, as they have done recently in several states."
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Mason-Dixon. (January 13, 2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860505/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-political-party/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by political affiliation." Chart. January 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860505/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-political-party/
Mason-Dixon. (2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860505/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-political-party/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. Registered Voters That Had Select Opinions on The National Marijuana Policy as of 2018, by Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860505/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-political-party/
Mason-Dixon, Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860505/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-political-party/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by political affiliation [Graph], Mason-Dixon, January 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860505/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-political-party/