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Support for U.S. marijuana legalization 1969-2018
U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2018
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jan 10, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that supported marijuana legalization from 1969 to 2018. According to the data, support for legalization has increased from 12 percent of respondents in 1969 to 66 percent of respondents in 2018.
U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2018
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jan 10, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that supported marijuana legalization from 1969 to 2018. According to the data, support for legalization has increased from 12 percent of respondents in 1969 to 66 percent of respondents in 2018.
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- October 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1969 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- around 1,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?" (percentage that said "yes, legal")
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- October 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1969 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- around 1,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?" (percentage that said "yes, legal")
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