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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Saúde debate 40 (spe) • Dec 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-11042016S14 copy

Democratic agendas for the 21st century: Brazilian's perceptions about marijuana decriminalization and legalization

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ABSTRACT

The objective of the present work is to contribute to a better understanding of perceptions about marijuana decriminalization and legalization. For this, a national opinion survey was conducted, between October 07 and November 26, 2014, by means of 3.007 telephone interviews. The results point that the debate on the subject is not well done in Brazil; the interviewees consider themselves poorly informed and a significant part of them does not want information; TV and the internet are the main sources of information; education and health services are not seen as a source of information; women over 45 with low schooling and income have more negative perceptions regarding decriminalization and legalization, if compared to young men with higher schooling and income.

KEYWORDS:
Democracy; Crime; Cannabis

	Base	Yes	No	Don’t know	Da	Total
Total	3007	11,4%	74.7%	13,8%	0,0%	100,0%
Regions of the Country
Central-west	205	10,2%	77,1%	12,7%		100,0%
Northeast	794	15,0%	71,9%	13,1%		100,0%
North	198	15,2%	70,7%	14,1%		100,0%
Southeast	1349	8,5%	77,7%	13,7%	0,1%	100,0%
South	461	12,8%	71,6%	16,6%		100,0%
Gender
Male	1460	12,0%	77,4%	10,6%		100,0%
Female	1547	10,9%	72,2%	16,8%	0,1%	100,0%
Age range
18 to 24 years	607	12,4%	79,6%	8,1%		100,0%
25 to 34 years	727	11,4%	78,1%	10,3%	0,1%	100,0%
35 to 44 years	655	10,7%	75,4%	13,9%		100,0%
45 to 59 years	605	11,4%	71,6%	17,0%		100,0%
60 years or more	413	11,4%	65,1%	23,5%		100,0%
Income
up to 1 minimum wage	316	18,0%	63,6%	18,4%		100,0%
1 to 2 minimum wages	773	14,0%	69,6%	16,4%		100,0%
2 to 5 minimum wages	1077	8,4%	80,2%	11,4%		100,0%
5 to 10 minimum wages	379	10,0%	81,0%	9,0%		100,0%
More than 10 minimum wages	135	8,1%	81,5%	10,4%		100,0%
Schooling
Up to incomplete elementary school	363	14,6%	58,1%	27,3%		100,0%
Complete elementary school/ incomplete high school	456	18,2%	63,2%	18,6%		100,0%
Complete high school/ incomplete college	1534	10,4%	78,6%	11,0%	0,1%	100,0%
Complete college or more	654	7,3%	83,0%	9,6%		100,0%

	Base	Totally agree	More agree than disagree	More disagree than agree	Totally disagree	neither agree or disagree	da/dk	Total
Total	3007	54,6%	16,4%	12,3%	11,9%	4,4%	0,4%	100,0%
Regions of the Country
Central-west	205	47,8%	22,4%	16,6%	7,8%	5,4%		100,0%
Northeast	794	63,0%	13,5%	7,8%	11,8%	3,5%	0,4%	100,0%
North	198	54,0%	20,7%	9,6%	8,6%	7,1%		100,0%
Southeast	1349	51,1%	17,3%	15,1%	11,3%	4,6%	0,4%	100,0%
South	461	53,4%	14,3%	11,1%	17,1%	3,5%	0,7%	100,0%
Gender
Male	1460	46,1%	18,2%	16,7%	14,9%	4,9%	0,2%	100,0%
Female	1547	62,6%	14,7%	9,1%	9,2%	3,8%	0,6%	100,0%
Age range
18 to 24 years	607	41,8%	16,0%	19,9%	18,6%	3,3%	0,3%	100,0%
25 to 34 years	727	46,5%	16,8%	15,3%	15,7%	5,5%	0,3%	100,0%
35 to 44 years	655	55,7%	18,2%	11,9%	10,8%	2,9%	0,5%	100,0%
45 to 59 years	605	64,1%	14,9%	7,9%	7,4%	5,3%	0,3%	100,0%
60 years or more	413	71,7%	16,0%	2,9%	3,9%	4,8%	0,7%	100,0%
Income
up to 1 minimum wage	316	78,2%	6,0%	2,8%	8,2%	4,1%	0,6%	100,0%
1 to 2 minimum wages	773	60,7%	18,1%	10,3%	7,4%	2,8%	0,6%	100,0%
2 to 5 minimum wages	1077	48,6%	17,8%	15,9%	13,0%	4,6%	0,1%	100,0%
5 to 10 minimum wages	379	42,0%	16,9%	15,6%	20,8%	4,5%	0,3%	100,0%
More than 10 minimum wages	135	39,3%	18,5%	11,1%	20,0%	9,6%	1,5%	100,0%
Schooling
Up to incomplete elementary school	363	77,1%	12,7%	4,4%	2,5%	3,0%	0,3%	100,0%
Complete elementary school/ incomplete high school	456	68,2%	15,4%	5,5%	7,7%	2,9%	0,4%	100,0%
Complete high school/ incomplete college	1534	49,0%	17,8%	15,0%	13,3%	5,5%	0,4%	100,0%
Complete college or more	654	45,6%	16,1%	15,1%	17,0%	5,8%	0,5%	100,0%

	% of interviewees who consider themselves 'well' or 'very well informed', and who agree with the phrase	% of interviewees who consider themselves 'more or less informed', and who agree with the phrase	% of interviewees who consider themselves 'poorly' or 'very poorly informed', and who agree with the phrase
If people have the right to alcoholic beverages, they should also have the right to use marijuana	39,2%	29,2%	27,5%
Alcoholic beverages do more harm to health than marijuana	51,6%	36,9%	40,3%
Marijuana ends up with the life of people	62,4%	73,3%	76,0%
Marijuana is the entrance door to other drugs	79,2%	84,1%	91,3%

	% of interviewees who consider themselves 'well' or 'very well informed', and who agree with the phrase	% of interviewees who consider themselves 'more or less informed', and who agree with the phrase	% of interviewees who consider themselves 'poorly' or 'very poorly informed', and who agree with the phrase
Decriminalizing marijuana would reduce drug trafficking	44,7%	41,1%	35,2%
Decriminalizing marijuana would reduce violence	34%	30,8%	25,7%
Decriminalizing marijuana will reduce police violence	31,8%	27,7%	26,0%

	Base	Totally agree	more agree than disagree	more disagree than agree	totally disagree	neither agree or disagree	da/dk	Total
Total	3007	54,8%	16,14%	11,2%	14,9%	2,9%	0,1%	100,0%
Regions of the Country
Central-west	205	46,3%	31,2%	12,7%	4,9%	4,9%		100,0%
Northeast	794	57,1%	13,5%	10,2%	17,0%	2,3%		100,0%
North	198	52,0%	22,2%	8,6%	13,6%	3,5%		100,0%
Southeast	1349	55,3%	15,6%	11,2%	14,5%	3,3%	0,2%	100,0%
South	461	54,2%	13,0%	13,2%	17,6%	1,7%	0,2%	100,0%
Gender
Male	1460	54,2%	15,9%	12,2%	15,1%	2,5%	0,1%	100,0%
Female	1547	55,3,6%	16,4%	10,2%	14,7%	3,2%	0,2%	100,0%
Age range
18 to 24 years	607	50,7%	17,3%	13,8%	16,8%	1,3%		100,0%
25 to 34 years	727	53,2%	17,7%	11,4%	14,4%	3,2%		100,0%
35 to 44 years	655	55,9%	16,2%	11,5%	14,2%	2,3%		100,0%
45 to 59 years	605	56,0%	14,2%	10,7%	14,9%	3,8%	0,3%	100,0%
60 years or more	413	59,8%	14,3%	7,0%	14,0%	4,4%	0,5%	100,0%
Income
up to 1 minimum wage	316	61,4%	9,2%	7,3%	18,0%	3,8%	0,3%	100,0%
1 to 2 minimum wages	773	58,6%	15,5%	9,3%	13,3%	3,2%		100,0%
2 to 5 minimum wages	1077	53,9%	18,8%	12,3%	13,0%	2,0%	0,1%	100,0%
5 to 10 minimum wages	379	47,2%	18,2%	14,0%	18,5%	2,1%		100,0%
More than 10 minimum wages	135	51,1%	11,1%	11,9%	22,2%	3,7%		100,0%
Schooling
Up to incomplete elementary school	363	55,6%	18,7%	8,8%	12,4%	4,1%	0,3%	100,0%
Complete elementary school/ incomplete high school	456	60,7%	11,6%	9,0%	15,4%	2,9%	0,4%	100,0%
Complete high school/ incomplete college	1534	54,9%	17,1%	11,3%	1,0%	2,6%	0,1%	100,0%
Superior completo ou mais	654	49,8%	15,4%	13,8%	18,0%	2,9%		100,0%

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