Poll: Over half of Iowans favor legalizing recreational pot
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - More than half of Iowans support legalizing marijuana for recreational uses, and more than three-quarters support expanding marijuana use for medical purposes, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll.
According to the poll, 54% of adults say they favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, 39% oppose it and 6% are unsure. That’s about the same level of support shown in a March 2020 Iowa Poll, which for the first time found a majority of Iowans (53%) favored legalizing recreational marijuana.
Support has steadily grown since 2013, when just 29% of Iowa adults said they favored the idea, 68% opposed it and 3% were unsure.
The new poll also shows that support for expanding Iowa’s medical marijuana program remains strong, with 78% of adults saying the program should cover more diseases and conditions. Just 14% would oppose such a move, and 7% are unsure.
The poll of 775 Iowa adults was conducted by Selzer & Co. on March 7th-10th. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
For more details on the poll, click here.
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