Five years after cannabis legalization, 64 per cent of Canadians are in support of the move: survey
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It’s been five years since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, and a new survey finds that most Canadians are supportive of the move, but few agree with legalizing other drugs.
It’s been five years since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, and a new survey finds that most Canadians are supportive of the move, but few agree with legalizing other drugs.
In a new online survey conducted by Research Co, it was found that 64 per cent of Canadians are in support of cannabis legalization, which has been in effect since Oct. 17, 2018 after the federal government the Cannabis Act.
“Support for the legalization of marijuana is highest among Canadians aged 55 and over (66 per cent),” Mario Canseco, President of Research Co. said in a press release. “The proportions are lower among those aged 35-to-54 (56 per cent) and those aged 18-to-34 (48 per cent).”
Based on survey data, 58 per cent per cent of Canadians think employers should have the option to administer drug tests to any employee.
The survey also found that seven in ten of Canadians are in support of the federal government pardoning those who had been previously convicted of having cannabis for personal use with no plan to sell it.
Ontarians were found to be most in support of pardons at 72 per cent, followed closely by 71 per cent of respondents in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 70 per cent in Alberta, 68 per cent in Quebec, and 65 per cent of Atlantic Canada and British Columbia.
At the same time, few Canadians are in support of the legalization of other substances.
