Large Majority of Texas Voters want THC to Remain Legal

A survey of likely Texas voters indicates 68% support keeping THC legal in Texas, but strictly regulated.
Only 20% prefer an outright ban of consumable THC. The actual survey question was presented as
shown below:

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Which of these two viewpoints are closer to your own? (rotate options)
68% Hemp-derived consumable THC, which offers alternatives to alcohol for responsible
adults and has other medicinal purposes, should remain legal in Texas but strictly
regulated with measures like age restrictions and warning labels.
20% Consumable THC derived from the Hemp cannabis plant can produce a high similar
to marijuana and its psychoactive effects can be harmful to kids and therefore
should be banned outright in the state of Texas.
12% Unsure

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• Support for allowing THC to remain legal is lower among senior citizens (55% legal, 27%
ban) than it is among voters 18-34 years old (76% legal, 18% ban) and voters 35-44 years old.
• Republican voters support allowing THC to remain legal (57%) at double the rate at which
they want it banned (29%). In comparison, Democratic voters prefer THC to remain legal
(80%) over banning it (10%) by an eight-to-one ratio, while Independents are close to the
statewide average at 72% remain legal versus 17% ban outright.

• Hispanic respondents (75%) are slightly more supportive than Anglos (68%) or African-
Americans (64%) of allowing THC to remain legal.

• There is little difference in the levels of large majority support for keeping THC legal based on
one’s education: No college (68% legal), Some college (68%), College graduate (71%),
Postgraduate (64%). Similarly, seven out of ten voters at various income levels support keeping
THC legal.

Interviewing was conducted March 10-12, 2025, among N=600 likely Texas voters. The margin of error of the
results of the 600 interviews is + 4.0 at the .95 confidence interval. Baselice & Associates, Inc. utilized a mixed
methodology with respondents surveyed via live interviewers by phone as well as by text-to-cell invites.