Published: 4/21/2016 3:38:22 PM
Fifty-six percent of Americans say the use of marijuana should be legal – a new high, and a slight increase from a year ago, according to a poll released by CBS News on Wednesday. Now just 36 percent think it should not be legal, down seven points from last year.
Public opinion on legalizing pot has changed dramatically over the years. In 1979, just 27 percent said marijuana use should be legal. As recently as 2011, a slight majority of Americans opposed legalized marijuana use.
Read the full story here: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-use-and-support-for-legal-marijuana-continue-to-climb.
Monitor staff