Generational Differences on Marijuana % favor legal marijuana by generation
Since then, overall support for marijuana legalization has increased across all three of these generations. But the patterns are somewhat different for each. Among Boomers, support for marijuana legalization now surpasses levels from when they were young (50% today vs. 43% in 1973). But among Silents, support remains far lower compared to other generations: Their support for legal marijuana has been low since the question was first asked in 1969 (when they were then 24-41), and today just 29% say it should be legal. Among Gen Xers, who came of age in a period of little support for legalization, support has more than doubled since their youth (52% say its use should be legal today, compared to 21% in 1990).
Generational Differences on Marijuana  | % favor legal marijuana by generation  | Silent  | Boomer  | Gen X  | Millennial  | 68  | 52  | 50  | 34  | 29  | 1969 1980  | 1990  | 2000 2010 2015  | Survey conducted March 25-29, 2015  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 