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Religious people are significantly less likely to support legalizing marijuana compared to those who identify as atheists and other religiously unaffiliated groups, a new polling analysis from the Pew Research Center found.<\/p>\n
While most surveys on the issue look at key demographics like political party affiliation, age and race, this latest report reveals a prominent schism between people of various Christian faiths and those who are atheist, agnostic or \u201cnothing in particular.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, 60 percent of Americans favor legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes, based on Pew\u2019s latest national survey. And a combined 91 percent say it should be legal for either medical or recreational purposes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Religiously-affiliated people overall are less inclined to back fully ending prohibition, though still with a majority of 54 percent. The group least likely to favor adult-use legalization is white evangelical Protestants (44 percent) and the most likely supporters are black protestants (63 percent).<\/p>\n Fifty-three percent of Catholics are on board with legalizing cannabis across the board, though white members of the denomination are more likely to support the policy change than are Hispanic ones.<\/p>\n Among people who identify with any religious group, 54% believe marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use. Among unaffiliated people, 76% say marijuana should be legal for both purposes. https:\/\/t.co\/88YlVzvxPv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CIupiTL52L<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) May 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n In contrast, 76 percent of religiously unaffiliated people support legalizing both recreational and medical marijuana. That includes 88 percent of atheists, 86 percent of agnostics and 70 percent of those who said they believe in \u201cnothing in particular.\u201d Only one percent of agnostics feel cannabis shouldn\u2019t be legal for either medical or adult use.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting, however, that while Christians are less inclined to back legalization compared to non-religious people, a majority of each group surveyed\u2014with the exception of white evangelicals\u2014still support ending prohibition.<\/p>\n Further, Pew notes that there is overlap between religious identify and political affiliation.<\/p>\n \u201cSome religious groups differ from each other politically. For example, more than two-thirds of White evangelicals describe themselves as politically conservative or very conservative, compared with only 5% of atheists and 10% of agnostics,\u201d Pew said. \u201cAnd White evangelicals are more likely to be Republicans or Republican-leaning independents, while atheists and agnostics tend to align with the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIdeology and party identification matter when it comes to views on marijuana, but they do not account for the religious differences described in this analysis,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n The poll did not include demographic breakdowns of other religious groups outside of Christianity so it\u2019s unclear if that trend holds for people who are Muslim, Jewish or Buddhist, for example.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, there are further divides on the issue among Christians, Pew found. For example, the frequency of a person\u2019s church attendance seems to influence where they stand, with people who go to services more frequently being more likely to oppose legalization.<\/p>\n Via Pew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cFor example, among White evangelicals who say they attend religious services at least weekly, 29% favor legal marijuana for both medical and recreational use, compared with 64% of White evangelicals who attend services less often,\u201d the analysis<\/a> says. \u201cBlack Protestants also are starkly divided by church attendance: 47% of those who attend services weekly or more support broadly legal marijuana, compared with more than three-quarters (77%) who go less often.\u201d<\/p>\n People who are defined as \u201cmost religious\u201d\u2014meaning they attend church frequently, pray often and say religion is \u201cvery important\u201d to them\u2014are among the least likely to favor adult-use legalization.<\/p>\n Via Pew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAmong the most religious adults, 39% say that marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use, compared with about three-quarters (76%) of the least religious adults,\u201d Pew found. \u201cUnlike Americans overall, the most highly religious adults are more likely to say that marijuana should be legal only for medical use than to say it should be legal for medical and recreational use.\u201d<\/p>\n Pew\u2019s survey on religion and marijuana policy involved interviews with 5,109 people from April 5-11.<\/p>\n Top Federal Health Official Touts Psychedelics\u2019 Therapeutic Benefits And Slams Marijuana Scheduling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Philip Steffan<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Atheists Are Much More Likely To Back Marijuana Legalization Than Christians Are, New Poll Finds<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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