On Nov. 5, voters in four red states will cast their ballots for legalizing cannabis and marijuana, the extracts from the plant. Meanwhile, Massachusetts voters will decide whether it will become the third state to legalize psychedelics.
In the 2023 UC Berkeley Psychedelics Survey, 61% of voters said they support the therapeutic use of psychedelics under regulation. Similarly, the vast majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, with 88% of respondents in a 2024 Pew Research Poll saying they supported legalization that permitted its medical and/or recreational use. Of 24 states that have legalized recreational marijuana, just four of them voted Republican in the last presidential election, although support is increasingly bipartisan, especially among young people.
