Attitudes to marijuana have dramatically shifted in the US
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The American public’s attitude towards drugs is notoriously finicky. Our views tend to swing drastically, from favouring heavily-enforced prohibition to laid-back, libertine consumption. More than any other drug, cannabis embodies this extreme shift.
In 1969, just 12 per cent of Americans thought marijuana should be legal. By 2022, an overwhelming 88 per cent of US adults believed the drug should be legal for medical purposes, recreational use or both. This about-face in public opinion is increasingly reflected in our …
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