According to a new poll of voters in four states that have legalized marijuana back in November, federal marijuana legislation is inevitable.
The poll surveyed people from Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, and South Dakota. Respondents were asked their views on the policy changes in their states.
Three out of four respondents said that beyond their individual states, they believed federal legalization was inevitable.
A majority of the 1,602 people that were surveyed from November 5th – November 8th, are in favor of legalization, by a 68-28 margin.
Nearly two-thirds of voters in the four states agreed that legalization is a policy that “both liberal and conservative voters can get behind.”
It was also found that 53% of Republicans agreed that adult-use legislation is a non-partisan issue.
Another poll found that 51% of Republicans are in favor of passing the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE). The bill would federally deschedule cannabis and enact social equity programs.
FM3 Research and Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, who conducted the poll on behalf of pro-legalization New Approach PAC, wrote in a memo, “In sum, public opinion in four states that legalized marijuana this fall shows a pattern of shifting opinions that bodes well for marijuana policy reform across the country.”
It also read, “Support for legalization in principle has become broad, strong, and bipartisan – reflecting a steady positive shift in perceptions of voters of all parties over the last few years.”
The memo notes that broad support for legislation “comes despite the fact that voters in these states favored Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a combined five points (48% to 43%) and are more than twice as likely to identify as conservative (41%) as liberal (20%).”
