A bipartisan majority of American voters across nearly all major demographics—age, race, gender and political affiliation—support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll released just days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to enact the more incremental reform of cannabis rescheduling.
The survey, conducted by JL Partners and commissioned by The Daily Mail, showed that 53 percent of registered U.S. voters back legalization. That includes 62 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of Republicans.
The poll asked simply: “Would you support or oppose legalizing marijuana?”
While there was majority support among all age demographics, those 30-49 years old were the more supportive at 61 percent. But even 50 percent of those 65 and older, historically the most conservative age category, back the policy change.
Fifty-eight percent of men favor legalization, while 50 percent of women support the reform.
The survey involved interviews with 1,000 registered voters from December 20-21. That means it was conducted beginning just two days after 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 move wouldn’t federally legalize cannabis, however, and administration officials stressed at the
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