Reducing Punishments for Marijuana Possession (June 2015)

Reducing Punishments for Marijuana Possession (June 2015)

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Strongly support44%
Somewhat support24%
Somewhat oppose11%
Strongly oppose15%
Don't know7%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Strongly support59%44%31%
Somewhat support20%17%29%
Somewhat oppose5%17%14%
Strongly oppose10%11%20%
Don't know5%11%7%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Strongly support41%36%21%
Somewhat support25%39%25%
Somewhat oppose11%4%21%
Strongly oppose14%12%28%
Don't know9%9%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Strongly support68%45%63%
Somewhat support18%27%16%
Somewhat oppose4%3%7%
Strongly oppose8%15%9%
Don't know2%9%5%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Strongly support70%45%32%
Somewhat support18%22%26%
Somewhat oppose2%9%15%
Strongly oppose5%15%20%
Don't know4%9%7%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Strongly support47%25%27%
Somewhat support24%33%20%
Somewhat oppose14%16%16%
Strongly oppose10%18%31%
Don't know5%9%5%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Strongly support64%67%83%
Somewhat support22%21%10%
Somewhat oppose3%2%2%
Strongly oppose4%7%4%
Don't know8%3%1%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Strongly support63%30%33%
Somewhat support21%25%27%
Somewhat oppose5%13%15%
Strongly oppose8%23%22%
Don't know3%8%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Strongly support45%52%37%
Somewhat support24%18%28%
Somewhat oppose12%8%8%
Strongly oppose15%12%18%
Don't know5%10%10%

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categoryMaleFemale
Strongly support46%42%
Somewhat support23%24%
Somewhat oppose10%11%
Strongly oppose17%14%
Don't know5%9%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Strongly support50%43%37%
Somewhat support19%27%24%
Somewhat oppose9%11%12%
Strongly oppose15%14%18%
Don't know8%5%9%

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Strongly support43%52%45%34%
Somewhat support21%20%24%27%
Somewhat oppose17%6%7%16%
Strongly oppose12%12%18%16%
Don't know7%9%5%7%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Strongly support44%41%43%47%45%48%
Somewhat support25%25%21%21%27%25%
Somewhat oppose5%7%16%5%10%12%
Strongly oppose14%17%15%18%14%12%
Don't know12%10%6%8%5%2%

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