Views on the legality of drugs in the U.S
Percent of U.S. adults, 2016 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Only hard drugs illegal, recreational drugs like marijuana legal (40%). Lowest: All drugs legal with no regulations (3%).
- Only hard drugs illegal, recreational drugs like marijuana legal: 40%
- All drugs should be illegal: 32%
- All drugs legal but regulated: 13%
Source: Barna Group, Plurality of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana · A total of 1,097 interviews were conducted in the 2016 survey; sample error plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. Article published 2023-10-18.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Only hard drugs illegal, recreational drugs like marijuana legal (40%). Lowest: All drugs legal with no regulations (3%). Only hard drugs illegal, recreational drugs like marijuana legal: 40%. All drugs should be illegal: 32%. All drugs legal but regulated: 13%.
Who published this data?
Barna Group, 2016. Source: Barna Group, Plurality of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana (https://www.barna.com/research/plurality-of-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana/).
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