NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A recent survey by KRQE News 13 is gauging how people feel about marijuana legalization and marijuana-related expungement. More than 600 people responded — including people that have consumed cannabis and folks who haven’t.
The survey asked users to rate the threat that marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs, and methamphetamines pose to safety in New Mexico. Of the 607 people who answered the question, only about 17% thought marijuana posed an extreme threat. Nearly half of respondents, on the other hand, thought that alcohol posed an extreme threat, and roughly a quarter of people thought that prescription drugs were an extreme threat. Methamphetamines, unsurprisingly, were rated as an extreme threat by more than half of the survey-takers.
Of those who thought marijuana poses an extreme threat to safety, almost all indicated that they are extremely worried that legalized marijuana will lead to impaired driving. Of those who indicated that marijuana posed no threat to safety, the majority weren’t worried about impaired driving.
Between the two extremes, respondents could also indicate that they were somewhat or moderately worried. Of all the respondents, almost 30% were either somewhat or moderately worried that legalized marijuana would lead to impaired driving.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A recent survey by KRQE News 13 is gauging how people feel about marijuana legalization and marijuana-related expungement. More than 600 people responded — including people that have consumed cannabis and folks who haven’t.
The survey asked users to rate the threat that marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs, and methamphetamines pose to safety in New Mexico. Of the 607 people who answered the question, only about 17% thought marijuana posed an extreme threat. Nearly half of respondents, on the other hand, thought that alcohol posed an extreme threat, and roughly a quarter of people thought that prescription drugs were an extreme threat. Methamphetamines, unsurprisingly, were rated as an extreme threat by more than half of the survey-takers.
Of those who thought marijuana poses an extreme threat to safety, almost all indicated that they are extremely worried that legalized marijuana will lead to impaired driving. Of those who indicated that marijuana posed no threat to safety, the majority weren’t worried about impaired driving.
Between the two extremes, respondents could also indicate that they were somewhat or moderately worried. Of all the respondents, almost 30% were either somewhat or moderately worried that legalized marijuana would lead to impaired driving.
Interactive Slider: Survey data suggests that a major concern among those who think marijuana poses a threat…