Note: Poll/survey responses that "strongly support" and "somewhat support" medical marijuana are combined as "Pro to medical marijuana"; responses that "strongly oppose" and "somewhat oppose" are combined as "Con to medical marijuana."
Description of Voting or Polling Question
Vote or Poll by
Date
Results
N = Number of individuals polled; MoE+/- = Estimated margin of error; Not available for all polls
Pro to Med. MJ
Neutral or Don't Know
Con to Med. MJ
Maine Initiative (Question 2) - Removes state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, possession and cultivation.
State Vote
1999, Nov.
61%
N/A
39%
Maine Poll - "Do you support legalizing marijuana for medical use under a doctor's supervision?"
Minnesota Poll - "If a patient has a debilitating illness and a doctor recommends marijuana as a medicine for that patient, the patient and doctor should be protected from civil and criminal penalties?"
Massachusetts Poll - "Would you support an initiative that would allow the medical use of marijuana by patients with certain diseases, who have a doctor's recommendation?"
N = Number of individuals polled; MoE+/- = Estimated margin of error; Not available for all polls
Pro to Med. MJ
Neutral or Don't Know
Con to Med. MJ
Alaska Initiative (Question 8) - Removed state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, possession, and cultivation.
State Vote
1998, Nov.
58%
N/A
42%
Arizona Initiative (Proposition 300) - A 'no' vote will allow doctors to continue to prescribe Schedule I drugs without any further authorization from Congress or the FDA. [Note: A "no" vote is reflected here as "Pro to Med. MJ.]
State Vote
1998, Nov.
57%
N/A
43%
Colorado Initiative (Issue 19) - Would permit the medical use of marijuana for persons with debilitating medical conditions and change state laws regarding marijuana for patients and their primary care givers.
State Vote
1998, Nov.
57%
N/A
43%
Nevada Initiative (Question 9) - Would allow the use of marijuana for the treatment or alleviation of certain illnesses as recommended by a physician.
State Vote
1998, Nov.
59%
N/A
41%
Oregon Initiative (Measure 67) - Removes state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, possession and cultivation
State Vote
1998, Nov.
55%
N/A
45%
Washington (state) Initiative 692 - Would allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes for "qualifying patients," including those with HIV, cancer, multiple sclerosis and glaucoma.
State Vote
1998, Nov.
59%
N/A
41%
Washington, D.C. Initiative 59 - Permits patients to grow and use their own medicinal marijuana if approved by their doctors.
District Vote
1998, Nov.
69%
N/A
31%
Alaska Poll - ”Should marijuana be legalized for limited medical purposes?”
[N=544 Likely Voters. MoE+/-4%]
Ditman Research
1998, Oct
60%
not stated
not stated
Hawaii Poll - "Do you support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes?"
Nevada Poll - ”Do you favor state initiative Question Number 9 – shall the Nevada constitution be amended to allow the possession and use of a plant of the genus Cannabis (marijuana) for the treatment or alleviation of certain illnesses upon advice of a physician, to require parental consent for such use by minors, and to authorize appropriate methods of supply to patients authorized to use it?”
National Poll - ”Do you agree or disagree that People who find that marijuana is effective for their medical needs like treating glaucoma and relieving nausea from chemotherapy, should be able to use it legally?”
Arizona Initiative (Proposition 200) - Removes state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, possession and cultivation if with a doctor's prescription.
State Vote
1996, Nov.
65%
N/A
35%
California Initiative (Proposition 215) - Removed state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, possession and cultivation.
State Vote
1996, Nov.
56%
N/A
44%
California Poll - "Do you support legalizing marijuana for medical use under a doctor's supervision?"
California Field Poll
1996, Oct.
59%
not stated
not stated
National Poll - "Do you favor making marijuana legally available for medical uses where it has been proven effective for treating a problem?"
