Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
Legalizing marijuana, web with volunteered option · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 2,534 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Should be legal | Should not be legal | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 69% | 31% | 597 | ±6 | |
| Less than high school † |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 597 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 578 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,359 |
| 55% |
| 45% |
| 46 |
| ±17 |
| High school | 69% | 31% | 115 | ±13 |
| Some college | 64% | 36% | 174 | ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 70% | 30% | 150 | ±12 |
| Postgraduate | 80% | 20% | 111 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.