According to a survey conducted in South Korea in late 2022, around ** percent of respondents stated that they were concerned that legalizing the consumption of cannabis would lead to an increase in the number of people with addictions or dependencies. Only ** percent were in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana.
Original question: "How concerned are you that legalizing domestic cannabis consumption would lead to an increase in the number of people with addiction or dependency?"
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Hankook Research. (February 22, 2023). Concerns of cannabis consumption legalization increasing the number of people with addictions in South Korea as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422765/south-korea-cannabis-legalization-more-addicts/
Hankook Research. "Concerns of cannabis consumption legalization increasing the number of people with addictions in South Korea as of December 2022." Chart. February 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422765/south-korea-cannabis-legalization-more-addicts/
Hankook Research. (2023). Concerns of cannabis consumption legalization increasing the number of people with addictions in South Korea as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422765/south-korea-cannabis-legalization-more-addicts/
Hankook Research. "Concerns of Cannabis Consumption Legalization Increasing The Number of People with Addictions in South Korea as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422765/south-korea-cannabis-legalization-more-addicts/
Hankook Research, Concerns of cannabis consumption legalization increasing the number of people with addictions in South Korea as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422765/south-korea-cannabis-legalization-more-addicts/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Concerns of cannabis consumption legalization increasing the number of people with addictions in South Korea as of December 2022 [Graph], Hankook Research, February 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422765/south-korea-cannabis-legalization-more-addicts/
