This statistic shows the attitudes towards the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017. During the survey, 55 percent of respondents said they believed cannabis should be legalized, regulated and taxed like cigarettes and alcohol.
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Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Cannabis should be legalized, regulated and taxed like cigarettes and alcohol
55%
Cannabis should only be legal for medical use with a doctor's recommendation
26%
Cannabis should be decriminilized eliminating criminal penalties but not regulating or taxing it
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New Frontier Data. (January 15, 2017). Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data. "Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017." Chart. January 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data. (2017). Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data. "Attitudes on The Legalization of Marijuana among Consumers in The United States as of January 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
New Frontier Data, Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017 [Graph], New Frontier Data, January 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207063/attitude-towards-legalization-of-marijuana-use-in-the-us-by-generation/
