A quick statistical look at the fading stigma of Marijuana

Support for medical marijuana has long been above 70% in the United States. Even non-users believe that there are medical benefits for certain conditions, like chemotherapy patients. However, the margin of citizens that support full legalization has steadily grown over the past 25 years. With two states deciding to allow recreational use in 2012, national support has seen an uptick. For the first time, more Americans say the drug should be legal than not.

The Pew Research Center has crunched some of the data to present six quick stats that track the rising acceptance of Marijuana. The question of if Marijuana should be legal is an issue that Gallup has been polling as far back as 1969. In that day, support nationwide was only at 12%. Today we stand at 53% support amongst Americans for full legalization. Pew Research Center provides excellent charts for most of this data, which provides easy visual references to the trends.

Another interesting stat from the article is a breakdown by Generation of support for legalization. Tracked are Millennials (1981-1997), Gen X (1965-1980), Boomers (1946-1964) and Silent (1928-1945). As one would expect, Millennials are more in favor than any group but seeing the history of support with other generations is fascinating.

Do you think alcohol is more harmful to a persons health than Marijuana? Find out if you are in the majority.

How many Americans have really tried Marijuana?

You'll find out in this fun statistical article - http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/14/6-facts-about-marijuana

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