This statistic shows the percentage of survey respondents that had select opinions on U.S. national marijuana policy as of January 2018, by ethnicity. According to the survey results, among those that identified as white, 29 percent would want to legalize medical marijuana usage.
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity
Original question: "Currently, possessing and using marijuana is against federal law. Which one of the following best describes your preference on national marijuana policy?
- Keep the current policy
- Keep the current policy, but legalize the use of marijuana for physician-supervised medical use
- Decriminalize marijuana use by removing the possibility of jail time for possession and also allowing for medical marijuana, but keep the sale of marijuana illegal.
- Legalize the commercial production, use and sale of marijuana for recreational use, as they have done recently in several states."
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Mason-Dixon. (January 13, 2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity." Chart. January 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon. (2018). Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon. "Percentage of U.S. Registered Voters That Had Select Opinions on The National Marijuana Policy as of 2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
Mason-Dixon, Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. registered voters that had select opinions on the national marijuana policy as of 2018, by ethnicity [Graph], Mason-Dixon, January 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860489/opinions-on-marijuana-policy-us-by-ethnicity/
