Marijuana Legalization – a Rare Issue Where Women Are More Conservative Than Men

United States (Conversation) – Surveys show that on issue after issue, women are more liberal than men, save for one: Men are more likely than women to support the legalization of marijuana. Americans are becoming more supportive of marijuana legalization each year but the gender gap remains a constant: While 68 percent of men now support marijuana legalization, only 56 percent of women do. What’s behind this gender gap? We suspected mothers might be a key driver. In our book “The Politics of Parenthood,” we were able to show that…

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