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  • Legalization: More Americans Say 'No'

    Fifty-five percent of Americans oppose legalization, but 45 percent say the war on drugs is too costly. A solid majority, however, support use for medical reasons.

    There are many dimensions to the marijuana debate and views change from one question to the next in our poll. Find out how Americans feel about other issues: medical use, taxation, government-vs.-private sector control, investment and more.  (Scroll done to view our charts and stories.)  Complete Results | Download (PDF)
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    • Question 1

      Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose the complete legalization of the use of marijuana for any purpose?

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      • Question 2

        Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use?

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        • Question 3

          Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for medical purposes?

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          • Question 4

            What if state governments were to tax the sale of marijuana and use it to pay for state programs and services? In that case, would you favor oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the use of marijuana?

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            • Question 5

              Should the regulations on marijuana be…

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              • Question 6

                Assuming the sale and possession of at least some amount of marijuana were made legal, would you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose allowing state governments to tax sales of marijuana?

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                • Question 7

                  Assuming the sale and possession of at least some amount of marijuana were made legal, would you prefer...

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                  • Question 8

                    If marijuana were taxed by state governments, what do you think would be an appropriate tax rate? Would the following rates be too high, too low, or about right?

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                    • Question 9

                      If marijuana were taxed by state governments, do you think those taxes would…

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                      • Question 10A

                        If the sale and possession of marijuana were made legal, do you think it would increase crime, reduce crime, or have no effect on crime?

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                        • Question 10B

                          If the sale and possession of marijuana were made legal, do you think it would make the economy better, make the economy worse, or have no effect on the economy?

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                          • Question 10C

                            If the sale and possession of marijuana were made legal, do you think it would mostly improve the health of people, mostly harm the health of the people, or have no effect on the health of people?

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                            • Question 10D

                              If the sale and possession of marijuana were made legal, do you think it would lead more people to use more serious drugs such as heroin and cocaine, lead fewer people to use more serious drugs, or have no effect on how many people use more serious drugs?

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                              • Question 10E

                                If the sale and possession of marijuana were made legal, do you think it would create jobs in your community, cost jobs in your community, or have no effect on the number of jobs in your community?

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                                • Question 11

                                  Do you think the cost of enforcing today’s marijuana laws is too high, or do you think the cost of enforcing today’s marijuana laws is acceptable?

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                                  • Question 12

                                    Do you think that marijuana has a real medical benefit for some people, or do you think that marijuana doesn’t really have any real medical benefits for anyone?

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                                    • Question 13

                                      Assuming that the sale of at least some amount of marijuana by private companies were made legal, would you be interested in investing in a company that was in the business of selling marijuana, or would you not be interested in such an investment?

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                                      • Question 14

                                        Assume that the sale of at least some amount of marijuana by private companies was made legal, and you held investments in a company that went into a marijuana-related business. Do you think that would make you want to…




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