Since 2012, residents in eight states have legalized the sale of recreational, adult-use marijuana.
What’s behind this exceptional growth rate, you ask? An oft-cited poll from Gallup showed that favorability toward the idea of a nationwide legalization hit 60% in 2016, representing an all-time high.
However, a newly released survey from the independent Quinnipiac University really demonstrates just how strongly the American public wants to see marijuana legalized, and how certain they are that state’s rights should prevail.