Texans Want Weed Decriminalized: Majority Supports Easing Cannabis Penalties, Recent Poll Shows
A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll comes ahead of the November election. It showed the majority of Texans or 68% of those asked, including a plurality of Republicans, think the penalty for possession or use of cannabis should be reduced to a citation and fine, reported Marijuana Moment. Among survey participants, 81% of Democrats support cannabis reform, followed by 59% of Republicans and 61% of independents.
The survey also asked voters whether they believe laws on various issues, such as cannabis, women’s right to abortion, gambling and guns should be stricter, more lenient or unchanged. The idea of easing restrictions on marijuana emerged as the most favored, with 50 percent of respondents supporting it.
The latest findings come on the heels of a separate Texas Lyceum poll that showed a significant increase in support for …