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What percentage of people in the Yougov survey supported keeping drugs illegal?

  • 92%
  • 75%
  • 86% (correct)
  • 64%

In the Yougov survey, what percentage of people thought that selling soft drugs should be illegal?

  • 65%
  • 53%
  • 71% (correct)
  • 79%

What punishment did 54% of people in the UK support for personal use possession of drugs?

  • Community service
  • Education or treatment (correct)
  • Fines
  • Prison sentence

What percentage of people in the UK believe that drug laws in the UK are too lenient?

<p>40% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do clear majorities of people in the UK support in terms of drug policy?

<p>Overdose prevention centres, drug safety checking services, and ready availability of anti-overdose drugs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the public opinion on marijuana legalisation in the UK, based on the Redfield and Winton poll in 2022?

<p>38% opposed, 35% in favor, 20% neither supporting nor opposing, 7% 'don't know' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Yougov poll in 2019 differ in results from the Redfield and Winton poll in 2022 regarding marijuana legalisation?

<p>53% support, 31% opposed, 15% 'don’t knows' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage of people in the Yougov survey who supported keeping drugs illegal when given the option to 'tend to support/oppose'?

<p>47% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current public opinion on the legalisation of hard drugs in the UK?

<p>Public opposition is far higher and more stable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the percentage of people in the Redfield and Winton poll who neither supported nor opposed marijuana legalisation?

<p>20% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current public opinion on marijuana legalisation in the UK?

<p>53 per cent in support, 31 per cent opposed, 15 per cent undecided (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of much of the current drug reform debate in the UK?

<p>Legalisation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for hesitance from policymakers and the media regarding drug reform in the UK?

<p>Impression that the public would be opposed to liberalisation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current public opinion on the legalisation of hard drugs in the UK?

<p>Far higher public opposition and more stable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most-used illegal drug in the UK and the most obvious candidate for liberalisation?

<p>Marijuana (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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