Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Survey on Marijuana Legalization

Rasmussen (R) Survey on Marijuana Legalization

To help solve America’s fiscal problems, should the country legalize and tax marijuana?

• Yes 47% (42%) [41%]
  
• No 42% (45%) [49%]
• Undecided 10% (13%) [10%]

Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted March 24-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 27-28, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 14-15, 2009 are in square brackets.

Inside the numbers:

Sixty-three percent (63%) of Democrats and 50% of adults not affiliated with either major political party support legalizing and taxing marijuana. Sixty percent (60%) of Republicans are opposed.