Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared to five and 10 years ago, reaching historic highs in this age group since 1988, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study. Rates of past-month nicotine […] Read more »
A majority of Americans see an ‘invasion’ at the southern border, NPR poll finds
More than half of Americans say there’s an “invasion” at the southern border, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, part of a broader decline in support for immigrants overall. The poll also found that large numbers of Americans hold a variety of misconceptions about immigrants — greatly exaggerating their role […] Read more »
Americans Not Convinced Marijuana Benefits Society
Americans are evenly split in their views about marijuana’s effect on society, with 49% considering it positive and 50% negative. They are slightly more positive about the drug’s effect on people who use it, with 53% saying it’s positive and 45% negative. … Similarly to recent years, nearly half of […] Read more »
California is about to experience a political earthquake. Here’s why
An earthquake is building in Tuesday’s California elections that could rattle the political landscape from coast to coast. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the nation’s most liberal large cities, voters are poised to send stinging messages of discontent over mounting public disorder, as measured in both upticks […] Read more »
Large majority favor legal recreational marijuana under federal law
Two-thirds of Americans want recreational marijuana use to be legal under federal law and in their own state. As more states move to legalize marijuana, most people say they wouldn’t mind if a licensed marijuana business opened in their neighborhood. … Most Democrats, liberals, independents and moderates favor legalization under […] Read more »
Most Americans feel that cannabis should be legalized for at least medicinal use
A new Ipsos poll finds that most Americans still support legalizing cannabis for at least medicinal use, an opinion that’s held constant since last year. Younger Americans are more likely than older Americans to support legalizing cannabis for recreational and medicinal use. They also are more likely than their older […] Read more »