Joe Rogan Experience #2555 - Ron White · Aired Sep 16, 2026
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Approximately 70% of the public believes marijuana should be legal.
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What the evidence shows
Gallup did hit a record 70% support for legal marijuana in 2023 and stayed at 68% to 70% from 2020 through 2024, so the number is not invented. The most recent Gallup reading, though, is 64%, a drop driven mostly by Republicans falling from 53% to 40%. A clear majority still backs legalization, but 70% is the old peak rather than the current figure.
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Is it true that Approximately 70% of the public believes marijuana should be legal?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Gallup did hit a record 70% support for legal marijuana in 2023 and stayed at 68% to 70% from 2020 through 2024, so the number is not invented. The most recent Gallup reading, though, is 64%, a drop driven mostly by Republicans falling from 53% to 40%. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2555 - Ron White, aired Sep 16, 2026, at 2:00:40. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is news.gallup.com, linked below.
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