Survey finds B.C., Alberta residents least supportive of legal marijuana.
Canada recently observed the fifth anniversary of the legalization of marijuana. When Research Co. and Glacier Media asked the country’s residents about the current state of affairs, almost two-thirds agree with cannabis being legal in Canada, while just over three in ten disagree and six per cent are undecided.
The proportions are slightly higher for ecstasy and powder cocaine , and slightly lower for methamphetamine and fentanyl . A look at the ethnic background of respondents provides a window into the past and present use of marijuana. Canadians of Indigenous and European descent are more likely to have consumed it before legalization . The numbers are drastically lower for those of East Asian and South Asian heritage .
There are some regional nuances that suggest the process has not been smooth all over the country. Saskatchewan and Manitoba , Alberta and Atlantic Canada are the only regions where a majority of residents claim that all of their marijuana was acquired at a legal retailer. The proportions are lower in Ontario , Quebec and British Columbia .
Almost seven in ten Canadians agree with the federal government providing expungement orders to people convicted of simple possession of marijuana .
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