A bipartisan majority of Americans support federally rescheduling marijuana, according to a new poll. And most also believe it should be entirely legal for adults to use cannabis.
The YouGov survey was released just days after President Donald Trump directed the attorney general to expeditiously complete the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
The reform wouldn’t legalize cannabis, but it would symbolically recognize the plant’s medical value, while allowing marijuana businesses to take federal tax deductions and remove certain research barriers associated with Schedule I drugs.
According to the poll, Americans are on board with the policy change. Here’s how the question was framed:
“Do you approve or disapprove of the government reclassifying marijuana from the most restrictive category of drugs to a less restrictive category that allows for research on its potential medicinal uses?”
Overall, 70 percent of respondents said they either “strongly” (42 percent) or “somewhat” (28 percent) approve of rescheduling. Just 16 percent said they oppose the reform, while 14 percent said they were unsure.
Dec 19-22 poll of 31,080 U.S. adults (+/-0.8 point)
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