‘SUPPORT/OPPOSE LEGALIZING, TAXING AND REGULATING IMARUUANA SALES FOR RECREATIONAL USE IN ADULTS OVER 21 AMONG NEW Mexico ADULTS “BILLS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE MARUUANA SALES FOR RECREATIONAL USE TO ADULTS 21 YEARS AND OVER. WOULD YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE SUCH A MEASURE?” (Mineo Feeunes/DePenos Dow'r enow /won'T sar Support (Vownreeneo) (Vownreeneo) TOTAL SAMPLE (N=515) 61% 1870.34 YEARS 35 TO 49 YEARS 50 T0 64 YEARS (65 YEARS OR OLDER, ETHNICITY HISPANIC ANGLO/CAUCASIAN ‘OTHER HS GRADUATE OR LESS ‘SOME COLLEGE ‘COLLEGE GRADUATE ‘GRADUATE DEGREE ‘ABQ METRO. NORTHWEST NORTH CENTRAL Las CRUCES/ SOUTHWEST EASTSIDE DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT/OTHER (USED MARUUANA IN THE PAST YEAR YES 94% 2% 9% = No 49% 5% 40% Pe LESS THAN 196 REPORTED. RESEARCH & POLLING, INC.[AWARE THAT NEW MEXICO DECRIMINALIZED ADULT POSSESSION OF MARUUANA. AMONG NEW MEXICO ADULTS “LAST YEAR NEW MEXICO DECRIMINALIZED ADULT POSSESSION OF LESS THAN HALF AN OUNCE OF MARIJUANA MAKING THIS A CIVIL PENALTY WITH A FINE RATHER THAN A CRIMINAL ACT. THIS LAW DOES NOT LEGALIZE THE RECREATIONAL USE OR SALE OF MARIJUANA. PRIOR TO THis SURVEY, WERE YOU AWARE THAT MARIJUANA WAS DECRIMINALIZED IN NEW MEXICO?” ps Nofdon'rkwow ] Won'rSav_ | TOTAL SAMPLE (N=515) Genver MALE FEMALE ‘Age T8TO 34 VEARS 3570 49 YEARS 50 T0 64 YEARS 65 YEARS OR OLDER ETHNICITY HISPANIC "ANGLO/ CAUCASIAN OTHER HS GRADUATE OR LESS SOME COLLEGE ‘COLLEGE GRADUATE “GRADUATE DEGREE ‘ABQ METRO. NORTHWEST NORTH CENTRAL Las CRUCES/SOUTHWEST EASTSIDE DEMOCRAT 48% REPUBLICAN 53% INDEPENDENT/OTHER 48% [USED MARIUUANA IN THE PAST YEAR Yes No RESEARCH & POLLING, INC.PREFERENCE: EGALIZATION VS. DECRIMINALIZATION AMONG NEW MEXICO ADULTS “IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PREFER?” ‘CREATING ANEW woul tecauze, Kespwe THe Orpose ‘Surpont Decrimmauzarion | Bort {AND LEGALIZATION (vouuwreeneo) Derenos (vownreeReo) Don’ know (vowwnreeneo) ETHNICITY 180.34 YEARS 65% 19% 11% 2% 1% 2% 735 TO 49 YEARS 68% 20% 11% = 1% = 50 TO 64 YEARS 40% 27% 27% = We 2% (65 YEARS OR OLDER. 41% 27% 19% oA 5% oA ‘ABQ METRO HISPANIC 59% 18% 16% 2% % 2% ‘ANGLO/CAUCASIAN 50% 26% 18% 1% 2% 2% OTHER 53% 27% 15% 2 2% 2% EDUCATION HS GRADUATE OR LESS 47% 29% 13% 3% 5% 3% ‘SOME COLLEGE 59% 17% 19% 1% 2% 2% ‘COLLEGE GRADUATE 53% 28% 19% 1% 2% 2% ‘GRADUATE DEGREE 60% 23% 14% 1% 1% Ve REGION NORTHWEST NORTH CENTRAL LAS CRUCES/ SOUTHWEST EASTSIDE PARTY IDENTIFICATION. DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT/OTHER (USED MARUUANA INTHE PAST YEAR RESEARCH & POLLING, INC.USED MARUUANA IN THE PAST YEAR AMONG NEW MEXICO ADULTS “KEEPING IN MIND THAT ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL, HAVE YOU USED MARUUANA IN THE PAST YEAR, OR NOT?” Yes Won't Sav TOTAL SAMPLE (N=515) 25% 3% MALE FEMALE 1870 34 YEARS +35 TO 49 VEARS ‘50 T0 64 VEARS (65 YEARS OR OLDER, ETHNICITY HISPANIC ANGLO/CAUCASIAN, OTHER EDUCATION HS GRADUATE OR LESS SOME COLLEGE ‘COLLEGE GRADUATE ‘GRADUATE DEGREE ‘ABQ METRO 1% NORTHWEST 3% NORTH CENTRAL 3% ‘Las CRUCES/SOUTHWEST % EASTSIDE PARTY IDENTIFICATION. DEMOCRAT 32% 3% REPUBLICAN 16% INDEPENDENT/OTHER 27% 3% RESEARCH & POLLING, INC.