Marijuana is legal in only a few states in the US such as Colorado and Washington. Medical Marijuana is legal in California and Minnesota. Almost two-thirds of this generation republican young adults are for legalizing. Between Republicans and Democrats under the age of 34, there is a 14% gap saying that they are in favor of legalizing it. In the older age group which is 35-50, 47% of republicans were for legalizing, compared to the Democrats who had 61% for. "The survey on attitudes on marijuana legalization by political affiliation largely mirrors a survey Pew conducted a year ago concerning same-sex marriage." More than 50% of Republicans under 30 were for gays and lesbians where as 77% of Democrats were for. This issue came up before the 2016 presidential election. Two parties were in a controversy over the number of millennial who can vote.
Neuman, Scott. "Six of 10 Young Republicans Favor Legal Marijuana, Survey Finds." Six of 10 Young Republicans Favor Legal Marijuana, Survey Finds. 1 Mar. 2015. Web. 4 Mar. 2015. <http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/01/npr-young-republicans-and-weed>.
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