Toplines - Marijuana - July 21-22, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 21-22, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the possible legalization of marijuana?

 

22% Very closely

33% Somewhat closely

30% Not very closely

14% Not at all

  1% Not sure

 

2* Should marijuana be legalized?

 

43% Yes

42% No

15% Not sure

 

3* Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legalized, How likely is it that marijuana will be legalized in the United States within the next 10 years?

 

29% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

23% Not very likely

  5% Not at all likely

  7% Not sure

 

4* Should patients be allowed to smoke marijuana if it is prescribed by a doctor?

 

75% Yes

14% No

11% Not sure

 

 

5* Have you ever, at any point in your life, smoked marijuana?

 

40% Yes

55% No

  5% Not sure

6* Have you smoked marijuana within the past year?

 

11% Yes

86% No

  3% Not sure

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence