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88% and Rising: America Has Already Made Up Its Mind on Cannabis Legalization

Eighty-eight percent. Let that sit for a moment. According to the latest nationwide polling from Pew Research Center, released May 26, 2026, only one in ten American adults thinks cannabis should remain fully illegal. That’s it. One in ten. The same fraction that still believes the Earth is flat, that cursive handwriting is essential life infrastructure, or that dial-up internet was fast enough.

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