AP-CNBC Marijuana Poll--Complete Results & Analysis

The AP-CNBC poll was conducted April 7-12, 2010 and reflects the views of 1,001 people surveyed by telephone. The poll has a margin-of-error factor of plus/minus 4.3 percent.

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

A majority—55 percent—of Americans oppose the complete legalization of marijuana. 33 percent are in favor.

• Democrats and independents are about evenly divided, while Republicans strongly oppose it, 69 percent to 22 percent.
• Women (63 percent) oppose legalization more than men (48 percent) do.
• No noteworthy regional differences.
• People under age 30 favor legalization, 54 percent to 39 percent, while older groups lean against it, including those aged 50-64 (54 opposed, 33 favor) and those 65+ (73 opposed, 14 for).
• Whites oppose blanket legalization by about a two-to-one margin, 59 percent to 30 percent.
• Our sample size for minorities is small but combining blacks and Hispanics, they're about evenly divided, 47 percent opposed and 41 percent in favor.
• Urban areas are divided roughly evenly, while opponents prevail in suburban and rural areas by about two-to-one.