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.
2. Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use?
55 percent oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. 34 percent are in favor.
- Patterns of support by subgroup are very similar to Question 1.
3. Do you favor, oppose or neither favor nor oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for medical purposes?
