Only one in seven Minnesota voters have consumed cannabis or hemp-derived THC products in the past month, according to a Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy survey outlined by MPR News. Just 14% of respondents said they had used a THC product in the past month despite cannabis reforms taking effect in August 2023 that allow residents 21-and-older to possess, consume, and cultivate cannabis.
Rules allowing sales to adults and other industry operations are still being promulgated by state regulators.
The survey also found 61% of respondents back federal legalization of cannabis, with 34% opposed and 5% unsure.
According to the poll, just about the same share of men and women had consumed cannabis in the past month at 13% and 15%, respectively. More Democrats and independents (18% each) said they had consumed a cannabis product within the past month, compared to 6% of Republicans. More younger voters (19%) said they had consumed cannabis in the past month compared to their older counterparts: 17% of voters 35-49; 13% of voters 50-64; and 9% of voters 65-and-older. People with (13%) and without (15%) college degrees also consumed cannabis in the past month at similar rates, according to the survey. Black, Indigenous, and people of color had consumed cannabis at a slightly higher rate (17%) than their White counterparts (14%), but the survey notes the differences in use among race and college education “are not statistically meaningful.”
The poll includes 800 likely voters between September 16 and 18 with a margin of sampling error plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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