Washington, DC: Voters favor permitting state governments to establish their own marijuana policies free from federal interference, according to polling data compiled by FTP Insights on behalf of the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR).
Pollsters surveyed likely voters’ attitudes in three states: Missouri, Ohio, and Wyoming.
Respondents in all three states – including majorities of Democrats and Republicans – strongly supported allowing states to set their own policies.
“The polling is straightforward – midwestern voters want autonomy to develop policies that work best for them,” said CPEAR’s Executive Director Andrew Freedman in a press release. “Voters understand the importance of having the right to choose what cannabis policies work best for them without interference from the federal government.”
He said the polling results show strong support among voters for proposed federal legislation, HR 6673, which exempts legal cannabis states from the federal Controlled Substances Act. The bill, sponsored by Ohio Republican David Joyce, currently has nine co-sponsors.
The poll’s results are consistent with those of prior surveys, which found that supermajorities of Americans believe that states should “be able to enact their own marijuana laws without interference from the federal government.”
Additional marijuana-related polling information is available from NORML.