According to the data, support for marijuana legalization has increased from 12 percent of respondents in 1969 to a record-high of 70 percent of respondents in 2023. This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that supported marijuana legalization from 1969 to 2023.
U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2023
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Gallup. (November 8, 2023). U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935316/us-support-for-legal-marijuana-since-1969/?session=17c384473914181f9d6dc2d26eb52529
Gallup. "U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2023." Chart. November 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935316/us-support-for-legal-marijuana-since-1969/?session=17c384473914181f9d6dc2d26eb52529
Gallup. (2023). U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935316/us-support-for-legal-marijuana-since-1969/?session=17c384473914181f9d6dc2d26eb52529
Gallup. "U.S. Adult Support for Legalizing Marijuana from 1969 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935316/us-support-for-legal-marijuana-since-1969/?session=17c384473914181f9d6dc2d26eb52529
Gallup, U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935316/us-support-for-legal-marijuana-since-1969/?session=17c384473914181f9d6dc2d26eb52529 (last visited July 08, 2024)
U.S. adult support for legalizing marijuana from 1969 to 2023 [Graph], Gallup, November 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935316/us-support-for-legal-marijuana-since-1969/?session=17c384473914181f9d6dc2d26eb52529
