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Pew Research CenterApril 1, 2014
America’s New Drug Policy Landscape

Public Wants Government Drug Policy to Focus More on Providing Treatment

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Public Wants Government Drug Policy to Focus More on Providing Treatment

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America’s New Drug Policy Landscape
The government’s drug policy should focus more on …
On Drug Policy, Gov’t Should Focus More On …
Support for Move Away from Set Drug Terms
Alcohol Seen as Bigger Danger than Marijuana
Most Still View Drug Abuse in U.S. as a Crisis or Serious Problem
Growing Support for Marijuana Legalization
Public’s Views of Effects of Legalization
Federal Government Estimates of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month
Young People Less Likely to View Drug Abuse as a Crisis Nationally, as a Serious Problem Locally
Compared with ‘01, More Non-College Whites View Drug Abuse as a Crisis
Most See Shift Away from Mandatory Drug Sentences as a Good Thing
Public Wants Government Drug Policy to Focus More on Providing Treatment
Broad Agreement that Minor Possession of Marijuana Should Not Draw Jail Time
Alcohol Viewed as More Harmful than Marijuana to Health and Society
Would Legalization of Marijuana Lead to More Underage Use?
Most Would Be Bothered by Public, Not Private, Marijuana Use
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