This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials to investigate their potential medicinal benefits as of 2017. According to the survey, 53 percent of respondents supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trails.
Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Support
53%
Oppose
21%
Dont know
27%
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Original question: In general, do you support or oppose researchers being
allowed to study illegal psychedelic substances (e.g.,
mushrooms, MDMA, ketamine, etc.) in medical trials to
investigate their potential medicinal benefits, despite their
illegal status?
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YouGov. (June 23, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722389/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us/
YouGov. "Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017." Chart. June 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722389/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us/
YouGov. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722389/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us/
YouGov. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Supported Allowing Researchers to Study Illegal Psychedelic Substances in Medical Trials as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722389/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us/
YouGov, Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722389/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults who supported allowing researchers to study illegal psychedelic substances in medical trials as of 2017 [Graph], YouGov, June 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722389/allowing-researchers-to-study-illegal-psychedelic-substances-in-us/
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