Legalization of Marijuana (June 2021)

Legalization of Marijuana (June 2021)

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Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances13%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only27%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal31%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal29%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances9%9%18%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only18%17%39%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal36%31%26%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal37%43%17%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances10%9%9%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only12%21%19%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal35%40%34%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal43%29%38%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances15%14%20%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only33%25%47%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal26%40%22%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal26%21%11%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances7%10%19%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only13%25%37%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal39%29%27%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal41%35%17%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances5%9%6%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only20%15%5%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal42%45%31%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal33%30%59%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances12%17%24%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only31%39%40%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal30%30%22%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal27%15%14%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances13%11%12%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only27%26%30%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal33%30%25%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal27%33%33%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances15%12%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only24%30%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal26%35%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal35%23%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances12%12%19%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only22%28%34%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal33%32%25%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal33%29%22%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances4%15%16%12%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only21%21%29%36%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal24%29%31%37%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal51%35%24%14%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances1%14%12%13%15%14%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only26%29%30%26%22%29%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal34%29%22%30%38%38%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal39%28%35%32%25%19%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances17%12%7%11%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only38%29%14%12%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal28%29%48%28%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal17%30%31%49%

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Marijuana possession should not be legal under any circumstances18%12%10%12%
Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposes only37%35%8%20%
Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purpose should be legal23%33%33%42%
Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purpose should be legal23%19%49%26%

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