DENVER – A new poll shows that more than two years after Colorado voters legalized marijuana, they still widely support the pioneering experiment.
The Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday indicates that 62 percent of voters still back the first-in-the-nation experiment, compared to 34 percent who don’t.
The result shows an uptick from a February Quinnipiac survey, in which 58 percent of said they support legalization, while 38 percent opposed.
The Quinnipiac poll also indicated that legalization hasn’t caused a surge in use, with only 18 percent of Colorado voters saying they tried it since it became legal. There’s even wider support for medical marijuana, with 89 percent of Colorado voters backing medical legalization, while only 8 percent oppose.
Coloradans legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, with 55 percent supporting and 45 percent opposing.
