Two-thirds of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, according to a Gallup survey released on Wednesday.
The 66 percent support for ending cannabis prohibition is the same level the polling firm found last year—indicating that supermajority backing for broad marijuana reform in the U.S. hasn’t waned in the wake of a widespread outbreak of vaping-related injuries that opponents have sought to pin on legalization.
From a broader perspective, American attitudes have shifted significantly toward cannabis reform over time. Gallup, which has been polling on legalization since 1969, found that support for the policy change was at just 36 percent in 2005.