Do a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana?
A clear majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, according to a variety of reputable public-opinion surveys released in recent months.
A Gallup poll released on Nov. 9, 2020, found that 68% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana — a wide margin that was backed up on Election Day, when legal marijuana measures passed with strong bipartisan support.
More recently, a Pew poll found that 60% of Americans believe marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use, with an additional 31% saying medicinal but not recreational use should be allowed. In that poll, which was released on April 16, only 8% said marijuana should not be legal for any use by adults.
The methodology used in these polls can be found on the Gallup and Pew links below.