With medical marijuana now legal in 29 states plus Washington D.C., and eight allowing recreational usage, the conflict between state and federal positions on marijuana usage has become an increasingly mainstream and polarizing issue across America.
To gain deeper insight into how the perception of marijuana varies across the United States, MSN polled over 700,000 readers on their personal views towards marijuana. The five questions covered material ranging from personal experimentation with the drug to how dangerous users believe marijuana to be.
The results show a considerable disparity in some categories and near-consensus in others. The most polarizing question proved to be whether adult recreational marijuana should be legal, with 75% or more of Hawaii and Washington, D.C. indicating it should be allowed, compared to a mere 48% and 44% of Alabama and North Dakota respectively—a divide near 30%. However, there was evident solidarity when asked whether prescribed medical marijuana usage should be allowed, as between 90%-97% of users in all states answered “Yes.”
Meanwhile, questions on whether the federal government should challenge state laws around recreational marijuana reinforce the growing divide on public opinion between state and federal rights, seen across issues including immigration, energy, and tax policy.
Using the full MSN Polling dataset, Stacker compiled a “Marijuana-friendliness index” that represents each state’s…
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With medical marijuana now legal in 29 states plus Washington D.C., and eight allowing recreational usage, the conflict between state and federal positions on marijuana usage has become an increasingly mainstream and polarizing issue across America.
To gain deeper insight into how the perception of marijuana varies across the United States, MSN polled over 700,000 readers on their personal views towards marijuana. The five questions covered material ranging from personal experimentation with the drug to how dangerous users believe marijuana to be.
The results show a considerable disparity in some categories and near-consensus in others. The most polarizing question proved to be whether adult recreational marijuana should be legal, with 75% or more of Hawaii and Washington, D.C. indicating it should be allowed, compared to a mere 48% and 44% of Alabama and North Dakota respectively—a divide near 30%. However, there was evident solidarity when asked whether prescribed medical marijuana usage should be allowed, as between 90%-97% of users in all states answered “Yes.”
Meanwhile, questions on whether the federal government should challenge state laws around recreational marijuana reinforce the growing divide on public opinion between state and federal rights, seen across issues including immigration, energy, and tax policy.
Using the full MSN Polling dataset, Stacker compiled a “Marijuana-friendliness index” that represents each state’s…
