Majority of B.C. residents OK with how pot was legalized: poll
A majority of B.C. residents are OK with how pot has been legalized in the province, suggests a new poll.
The Research Co. poll found 63 per cent of those surveyed agree with marijuana being legal in Canada, while four in five residents agree with measures taken to restrict access.
Seventy-nine per cent agree with establishing 19 years as the legal age to light up, while the same number are content with allowing marijuana to be consumed in designated cigarette-smoking areas.
Most (67 per cent) are OK with allowing adults to grow their own plants so long as they aren’t visible from public spaces or grown in daycares.
Not surprisingly, those who agree with legalization is highest among younger British Columbians, according to the poll.
When it comes to trying the now legal plant, six per cent said they tried it for the first time, while 43 per cent said they had consumed it before it was legal.
A little over half (51 per cent) said they have never used cannabis in Canada.
A slim majority agree with establishing the Liquor Distribution Branch as the wholesale distributor of non-medical marijuana in B.C. while 31 per cent disagree.
When it comes to other banned drugs, the poll found that most respondents disagree with legalizing substances such as cocaine and heroin.
The poll of 800 adults was conducted from April 4 to April 7. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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