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
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.”
Data for Progress (April 2024) Sixty-six percent of likely voters, including majorities of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, say they support legalizing marijuana at the federal level for all adults 21 and older.
Gallup (November 2023) Seventy percent of US adults — including majorities of Democrats, Independents, Republicans, and seniors — believe that “the use of marijuana should be legal."
Civics Science (April 2023) 64 percent of Americans "support a law in their state that would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana like alcohol."
State Polls
Kansas: Kansas Speaks Fall Survey (October 2025) Fifty-nine percent of Kansans support the "legalization of recreational marijuana."
Wisconsin: Marquette Law School Poll (June 2025) SIxty-seven percent of voters think "the use of marijuana should be made legal."
Utah: Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics Poll (June 2025) Fifty-three percent of Utah voters support "legalizing marijuana for recreational use by adults."
Georgia: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Survey (May 2025) Fifty-six percent of Georgia voters support legalizing marijuana for adults.
New Hampshire: UNH Survey Center Poll (April 2025) Seventy percent of New Hampshire residents "support legalizing marijuana for recreational use."
Utah: Noble Predictive Insights poll (March 2025) Fifty-two percent of Utah adults "support a ballot initiative that legalized marijuana for all purposes – including recreational use."
Pennsylvania: Change Research Poll (February 2025) Sixty-seven percent of Pennsylvania voters, including majorities of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, "support allowing the sale of adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania."
Medical Marijuana Polls
North Carolina: Meredith Poll (February 2025) Seventy-one percent of voters support "making medical marijuana legal in North Carolina."
Texas: University of Houston, Hobby School of Public Affairs Poll (January 2025) Seventy-nine percent of Texans support broadening the state’s limited medical cannabis access program to a wider range of patients
Kansas: Emerson College/Midwest Newsroom Survey (October 2024) Seventy-two percent of Kansas voters believe that the use of medical cannabis should be legal.
South Carolina: Mason-Dixon Poll (April 2024) Eight-three percent of voters support allowing patients "who suffer from an approved list of serious medical conditions to use medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it."