Most Americans support cannabis legalization for medical, recreational use: Pew

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A recent Pew Research Center survey found that 88 percent of American adults think cannabis should be legal for medical or recreational use. Since 2012, 24 states have legalized cannabis for either medical or recreational purposes. Pew found that while most people think cannabis should be legal, opinions vary on what the consequences of that legalization are.

Most Americans — 88 percent — think cannabis........

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