Denver, CO: Most Colorado voters are supportive of the state’s decision to legalize the adult-use cannabis market.
In 2010, Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize marijuana possession. Colorado was the first state to initiate state-licensed retail sales of cannabis products.
According to statewide polling data compiled by the Colorado Polling Institute, 67 percent of voters say that “allowing the regulation of marijuana” is a “good thing.” Separate survey data compiled by Public Policy Polling similarly finds that most voters believe, “Colorado’s regulated marijuana industry has had a positive impact on the state economy.”
Responding to the polling data, NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said: “There’s no ‘buyer’s remorse’ among the public when it comes to legalizing cannabis. That’s because these policies are largely working as intended and because voters prefer legalization and regulation over the failed policy of cannabis prohibition.”
Armentano emphasized this point in a new syndicated op-ed, highlighting that public support for legalization has grown in parallel with more states legalizing it.
“After a century of failed policies and ‘canna-bigotry,’ the verdict is in,” he wrote. “Legalization is a success, and the end of cannabis prohibition can’t come soon enough.”
Additional polling data is available from NORML.