Majority in favor of the legalization of marijuana for the first time, according to the nation ‘ s most authoritative survey

For the first time, the General Social Survey – a national survey conducted every two years and are considered the gold standard for research of public opinion – shows a majority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. In interviews conducted between March and October last year – when the legal markets of marijuana in Colorado and Washington have been increasing their – the researchers asked 1,687 respondents the following question: # X22; Do you think the use of marijuana is legal or not # X22 ?; Fifty-two percent said pot should be legalized, 42 percent opposed it, and another 7 percent were …