Most Americans agree with NORML that responsible marijuana consumers should not be treated like criminals. Eight in ten Americans support the medical use of marijuana, and two-thirds of adults favor legalizing marijuana for adults. Our challenge, in those jurisdictions where cannabis is not yet legal and on the federal level, is to convert this public support into public policy.
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- National Polls
- State Polls
- Medical Marijuana Polls
National Polls
Pew Research Center (May 2026) Eighty-eight percent of US adults believe that marijuana should be legal for either medical or adult use purposes. Only 11 percent favor its continued criminalization.
YouGov Poll (April 2026) Fifty-nine percent of Americans “support making the use of marijuana legal in the United States."
JL Partners/Daily Mail (December 2025) Majorities of Democrats and Republicans, as well as most Americans of all ages “support legalizing marijuana."
Gallup (November 2025) SIxty-four percent of US adults — including majorities of Democrats, Independents, and seniors — believe that “the use of marijuana should be legal."
Emerson College (August 2025) Sixty-five percent of US voters "think that legalizing marijuana nationally is a good idea."
Fox News (May 2024) Sixty-nine percent of registered voters — including majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents — favor “legalizing the recreational use of marijuana on a national level."
You.Gov (April 2024) Sixty-two percent of adults say, “The use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States.”
State Polls
North Carolina: WRAL/WSOC poll (October 2026) Sixty-three percent of North Carolina voters — including majorities of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans — believe that the “use of marijuana for recreational use" should be legal.
North Carolina: Elon University Polling (September 2026) Fifty-five percent of North Carolina adults support "legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes."
Pennsylvania: Public Policy Polling (June 2026) Sixty-eight percent of voters say the state should legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana use by adults.
Utah: Noble Predictive Insights (April 2026) Fifty-two percent of Utah voters "support legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use."
Pennsylvania: Susquehanna Polling & Research (April 2026) Sixty-nine percent of likely voters in Pennsylvania support legalizing and taxing adult-use marijuana sales.
Florida: University of North Florida (March 2026) Sixty-six percent of voters support legalizing marijuana possession for those age 21 or older.
Pennsylvania: Quinnipiac (February 2026) Fifty-six percent of state voters support "legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults."
Medical Marijuana Polls
Texas: Fabrizio, Lee & Associates Poll (April 2026) Seventy-five percent of registered voters favor "legalized marijuana in Texas for medical use."
Idaho: Natural Medicine Alliance Poll (December 2025) Eighty-three percent of likely Idaho voters favor permitting physicians to authorize medical cannabis to qualifying patients.
Kansas: Docking Institute of Public Affairs Kansas Speaks Survey (October 2025) Seventy percent of Kansans support the "legalization of medical marijuana."