Poll Watch: PPP (D) Colorado Survey on Marijuana Legalization

PPP (D) Colorado Survey on Marijuana Legalization

Amendment 64 is an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana; permitting a person twenty-one years of age or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana; providing for the licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting local governments to regulate or prohibit such facilities; requiring the general assembly to enact an excise tax to be levied upon wholesale sales of marijuana; requiring that the first $40 million in revenue raised annually by such tax be credited to the public school capital construction assistance fund; and requiring the general assembly to enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing, and sale of industrial hemp. If the election was today, would you vote or against Amendment 64?

• For 46%
• Against 42%
• Not sure 12%

Among Democrats

• For 62%
• Against 25%
• Not sure 14%

Among Republicans

• For 27%
• Against 62%
• Not sure 11%

Among Independents

• For 49%
• Against 40%
• Not sure 10%

Among Moderates

• For 57%
• Against 29%
• Not sure 13%

Age 18-29

• For 58%
• Against 33%
• Not sure 8%

Age 30-45

• For 48%
• Against 39%
• Not sure 13%

Age 46-65

• For 49%
• Against 42%
• Not sure 10%

Older Than 65

• For 30%
• Against 52%
• Not sure 18%

In general, do you think that marijuana usage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 49% {49%} [51%]
• Illegal 43% {40%} [38%]

Among Democrats

• Legal 66% {64%} [65%]
• Illegal 26% {26%} [24%]

Among Republicans

• Legal 29% {30%} [31%]
• Illegal 64% {61%} [62%]

Among Independents

• Legal 50% {54%} [55%]
• Illegal 39% {34%} [31%]

Among Moderates

• Legal 60% {57%} [53%]
• Illegal 30% {35%} [37%]

Age 18-29

• Legal 58% {72%} [71%]
• Illegal 33% {24%} [14%]

Age 30-45

• Legal 49% {46%} [52%]
• Illegal 41% {42%} [38%]

Age 46-65

• Legal 53% {54%} [53%]
• Illegal 40% {35%} [36%]

Older Than 65

• Legal 33% {32%} [36%]
• Illegal 58% {58%} [55%]

Survey of 799 Colorado voters was conducted June 14-17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 39% {37%} [41%] Democrat; 35% {35%} [33%] Republican; 26% {28%} [26%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% {32%} [27%] Moderate; 24% {25%} [23%] Somewhat conservative; 17% {18%} [22%] Somewhat liberal; 17% {14%} [16%] Very conservative; 12% {11%} [13%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted December 1-4, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.