Poll: 40% of people back legalising marijuana

Four out of 10 people would support the legalisation of marijuana, according to the latest Red C opinion poll carried out by Paddy Power Bookmakers.

The poll shows that, excluding the ‘don’t knows,’ 40% are in favour of legalisation and 60% are against.

The strong pro-legalisation support, which will surprise many, shows more males (46%) than females (35%) are in favour, while supporters of Sinn Féin (58%) and the Labour Party (46%) are a lot more in favour compared to Fine Gael (33%) and Fianna Fáil (28%).