| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20203 |
| 1 | Do you think Marijuana should? or should not? be legal ... when used for recreational purposes? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Should | 38% | 39% | 38% | 42% | 45% | 36% | 24% | 43% | 31% | 39% | 27% | 35% | ** | 42% | 41% | 24% |
| Should Not | 58% | 57% | 60% | 52% | 55% | 60% | 72% | 54% | 65% | 58% | 70% | 54% | ** | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 49% | 32% | 19% |
| 2 | Do you think Marijuana should? or should not? be legal ... when used for medicinal purposes? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Should | 70% | 63% | 76% | 76% | 73% | 66% | 58% | 74% | 62% | 70% | 52% | 76% | ** | 71% | 70% | 65% |
| Should Not | 28% | 36% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 31% | 41% | 23% | 35% | 29% | 20% | 21% | ** | 25% | 29% | 34% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 49% | 32% | 19% |
| 3 | If marijuana for medical purposes were legal, who should doctors be able to prescribe it to? Only the terminally ill? Those who have a serious illness but not terminal? Or should it be prescribed for any patient the doctor sees fit? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Terminally Ill | 28% | 33% | 23% | 22% | 30% | 26% | 37% | 26% | 31% | 28% | 50% | 11% | ** | 24% | 26% | 41% |
| Serious Illness | 19% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 26% | 16% | ** | 21% | 19% | 15% |
| Any Patient | 50% | 49% | 50% | 59% | 51% | 49% | 33% | 55% | 42% | 50% | 22% | 73% | ** | 51% | 53% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 0% | ** | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 49% | 32% | 19% |
| 4 | Should patients be allowed to grow their own marijuana? Should they have to buy it from a dispensary? Should it be administered by a caregiver? Or should they get it another way? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Grow Their Own | 26% | 27% | 24% | 28% | 32% | 24% | 15% | 30% | 20% | 26% | 14% | 21% | ** | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| Buy It From a Dispensary | 44% | 43% | 46% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 33% | 68% | ** | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Administered By a Caregiver | 18% | 21% | 16% | 26% | 10% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 25% | 8% | ** | 13% | 23% | 24% |
| Other | 6% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 24% | 3% | ** | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 7% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 14% | 2% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 0% | ** | 6% | 5% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 49% | 32% | 19% |