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Britain cannabis policy preference 2024 | Statista

Cannabis policy preference in Great Britain 2019-2024

Published by D. Clark, Jul 4, 2024

As of May 2024, approximately 32 percent of people in Great Britain supported the legalization of cannabis and other soft drugs. This is compared with 37 percent who supported the current criminalization of these types of drugs.

Cannabis and soft drugs policy preference in Great Britain from 2019 to 2024

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Release date

May 2024

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

September 2019 to May 2024

Number of respondents

1,633 to 1,819

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

GB adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question originally worded by the source as follows: "With regard to soft drugs such as cannabis, which of these statements comes closest to your own view?

Answers originally worded as follows:

Current Policy (Criminal offence): "The sale and possession of such drugs should remain a criminal offence as now"

Decriminalization: "The sale and possession of such drugs should remain illegal but should be regarded as a minor offence, such as parking in the wrong place, rather than a CRIMINAL offence (a policy sometimes called 'decriminalisation')"

Legalization: The sale and possession of such drugs should no longer be illegal (sometimes called 'legalisation')

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