Six Out Of Ten Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana, New Poll Shows

Americans broadly favor legalizing marijuana for recreational or medical purposes, with support across party lines, according to a new poll.

The YouGov survey from published on Monday found that 59 percent of U.S. adults want to legalize cannabis—including 75 percent of Democrats, 50 percent of Republicans and 54 percent of independents..

New Report Reveals Massive Decline in Cannabis Arrests Following Legalization

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2026 – The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the nation’s leading cannabis policy organization, released a comprehensive new report detailing the landscape of cannabis arrests in the United States. Based on FBI Crime Explorer data, the report examines cannabis arrest data in all 50 states and highlights a wide gap between legalization and prohibition states. The full report, including a state-by-state breakdown of arrest data, is available here.

Examining Canada’s cannabis business since legalization

It's coming up on eight years since recreational cannabis use in Canada was legalized in 2018. Before that, virtually all cannabis transactions were conducted illegally, in the shadows, where everything, including accurate data, were sketchy at best.