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
Alaska Poll -
A. "It is legal in your state for seriously ill patients to use and grow their own medical marijuana with the approval of their physician. What is your level of support for this law?" B. "If your own state legislators or members of Congress vote for a bill to allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with the approval of their physicians, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for these elected officials in the Nov. general election?" C. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot in your state that would make it legal for medical clinics or non-profit organizations to buy medical marijuana from farmers and sell it to seriously ill patients. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?" D. "Suppose an initiative on the Nov. ballot would make medical marijuana distribution and sales legal under your state's law, while it would remain illegal under federal law. What is your level of support for such a ballot measure?" E. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot that would require your state government to grow and distribute marijuana to seriously ill patients who have the approval of their physicians. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?"
[N=Between 1,004 and 1,464 adults in state. MoE+/-2.6% to 3.1%]
Alaska Initiative (Question 8) - Removed state-level criminal penalties for medical marijuana use, possession, and cultivation.
State Vote
1998, Nov.
58%
N/A
42%
Alaska Poll -
"Should marijuana be legalized for limited medical purposes?"
[N=544 Likely Voters. MoE+/-4%]
Ditman Research
1998, Oct
60%
Not shown
Not shown
Arizona Initiative (Proposition 203) - Would allow qualifying patients to use medical marijuana. It would also establish a registry identification program and set rules for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries.
State Vote
2010, Nov. 2
50.13%
N/A
49.87%
Arizona Poll -
"Proposition 203 would change the punishment for possession of small amounts of marijuana from possible jail time to civil fines, create a medical marijuana registry card system authorizing medicinal use of marijuana for certain medical conditions and increase the maximum sentences for violent crimes while on drugs. Are you likely to vote in favor or against this proposition?"
Arizona Poll -
A. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot that would remove the threat of arrest and all other penalties for seriously ill patients who use and grow their own medical marijuana with the approval of their physicians. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?" B. "If your own state legislators or members of Congress vote for a bill to allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with the approval of their physicians, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for these elected officials in the Nov. general election?" C. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot in your state that would make it legal for medical clinics or non-profit organizations to buy medical marijuana from farmers and sell it to seriously ill patients. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?" D. "Suppose an initiative on the Nov. ballot would make medical marijuana distribution and sales legal under your state's law, while it would remain illegal under federal law. What is your level of support for such a ballot measure?" E. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot that would require your state government to grow and distribute marijuana to seriously ill patients who have the approval of their physicians. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?"
[N=Between 1,004 and 1,464 adults in state. MoE+/-2.6% to 3.1%]
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
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%
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%
Arkansas Poll -
"Do you support legalizing marijuana for medical use under a doctor's supervision?"
California Poll - "Regardless of how you feel towards marijuana in general, do you favor or oppose allowing patients with terminal or debilitating conditions to possess and consume marijuana if their doctors recommend it?"
[N=1,002 registered California voters, polled in a random telephone survey. MoE+/-3.5%]
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times
2012, May 17-21
80%
3%
17%
California Poll -
A. "Do you favor or oppose implementation of Proposition 215, to allow for the medical use of marijuana in California?" B. Response by Democrats C. Response by Republicans D. Response by Non-partisans/others
[N=500 registered voters, a telephone survey conducted January 5-13, 2004 in English and Spanish, among a random sample; MoE+/-4.5%]
Colorado Poll -
A. "It is legal in your state for seriously ill patients to use and grow their own medical marijuana with the approval of their physician. What is your level of support for this law?" B. "If your own state legislators or members of Congress vote for a bill to allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with the approval of their physicians, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for these elected officials in the Nov. general election?" C. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot in your state that would make it legal for medical clinics or non-profit organizations to buy medical marijuana from farmers and sell it to seriously ill patients. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?" D. "Suppose an initiative on the Nov. ballot would make medical marijuana distribution and sales legal under your state's law, while it would remain illegal under federal law. What is your level of support for such a ballot measure?" E. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot that would require your state government to grow and distribute marijuana to seriously ill patients who have the approval of their physicians. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?"
[N=Between 1,004 and 1,464 adults in state. MoE+/-2.6% to 3.1%]
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%
Connecticut Poll -
"Do you favor changing the law to allow people with cancer, AIDS, and other serious illnesses to use and grow their own marijuana for medical purposes, if they have approval of their physician?"
Hawaii Poll -
"Should the state legislature pass a law in Hawaii to allow seriously or terminally ill patients to use marijuana for medical purposes, if supported by their medical doctor?"
Maryland Poll -
"Do you believe that doctors should be able to prescribe marijuana to AIDS and cancer patients, or should possession of marijuana remain a criminal offense in all cases?"
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?"
Michigan Initiative (Proposal 1) - A legislative initiative to permit the use and cultivation of marijuana for specified medical conditions.
State Vote
Nov. 4, 2008
63%
N/A
37%
Minnesota Poll -
"Please tell me if you favor or oppose legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes."
[N=600 Adults. MoE+/-4%]
Lazarus Strategic Services
2001, Jan.
59%
7%
34%
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?"
Minnesota Poll -
"Do you favor protecting patients who use medical marijuana from civil or criminal penalties?"
Behavioral Research Center
1999, Mar.
64%
Not shown
Not shown
Montana Initiative (Initiative 148) - A legislative initiative to permit the use and cultivation of marijuana for specified medical conditions.
State Vote
Nov. 2, 2004
62%
N/A
38%
Montana Poll -
A. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot that would remove the threat of arrest and all other penalties for seriously ill patients who use and grow their own medical marijuana with the approval of their physicians. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?" B. "If your own state legislators or members of Congress vote for a bill to allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with the approval of their physicians, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for these elected officials in the Nov. general election?" C. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot in your state that would make it legal for medical clinics or non-profit organizations to buy medical marijuana from farmers and sell it to seriously ill patients. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?" D. "Suppose an initiative on the Nov. ballot would make medical marijuana distribution and sales legal under your state's law, while it would remain illegal under federal law. What is your level of support for such a ballot measure?" E. "Suppose an initiative is placed on the Nov. ballot that would require your state government to grow and distribute marijuana to seriously ill patients who have the approval of their physicians. What is your level of support for this ballot measure?"
[N=Between 1,004 and 1,464 adults in state. MoE+/-2.6% to 3.1% ]
