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For the first time in more than four decades of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans favor legalizing the use of marijuana. A national survey conducted in March found that 52% said the use of marijuana should be made legal while 45% said it should not.<\/p>\n\n

There were partisan differences over legalizing marijuana use. About six-in-ten (59%) of Democrats favor the legalization of marijuana use compared to 37% of Republicans — a difference of 22 percentage points. Independents favor legalization by about the same percentage as Democrats.<\/p>\n\n

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More Republicans (47%) than Democrats (26%) also say that use of marijuana is morally wrong. Again, the views of independents are closer to those of Democrats, with just 28% considering marijuana use to be morally wrong.<\/p>\n\n

But Democrats and Republicans do find agreement when it comes to enforcement of laws on marijuana and whether that effort is worth it.<\/p>\n\n

Roughly equal numbers of Republicans (57%) and Democrats (59%) say that the federal government should not enforce federal marijuana laws in states that permit its use.<\/p>\n\n

Substantial majorities of both Republicans (67%) and Democrats (71%) also say federal enforcement of marijuana laws is not worth the cost. Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The share of Democrats who believe that use of marijuana should be legal is 22 percentage points higher than that of 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