Poll Finds Two-Thirds of Utah Voters Support Expanding Medical Marijuana Access, Majority Support Recreational Legalization
- Two-thirds (66%) of Utah voters support expanding access to the state’s medical marijuana program, with strong bipartisan backing from Republicans (60%), Democrats (86%), and independents (69%).
- A majority (52%) of Utah voters also support legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use, while 43% oppose it, according to a poll conducted in April 2026 with a margin of error around 4%.
- Utah’s medical marijuana market continues to grow, with over 113,000 active patients as of April 2026 and $16.9 million in sales that month, totaling roughly $67 million so far this year.
- Persistent pain remains the leading qualifying condition for medical marijuana use in Utah, followed by PTSD, nausea, cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and Crohn’s disease.
A new statewide poll finds that two-thirds of Utah voters support expanding access to Utah’s medical marijuana program, while a majority also backs legalizing marijuana for adult use.
The poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights and commissioned by Keep Utah Medical, found that 66% of Utah voters support making changes to the state’s medical marijuana program to expand access for qualified patients. Just 22% opposed those changes, while 12% were unsure.
Support crossed party lines, with 60% of Republicans, 86% of Democrats and 69% of independents or other voters backing changes to expand patient access. The poll also found that 63% of voters agreed the program should be easier for patients to use, while 37% said it should stay about the same.
The survey was from April 7-10, 2026, using a sample of 645 registered Utah voters. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.86%.
The same survey found majority support for recreational cannabis legalization, with 52% of Utah voters saying they would support legalizing marijuana for adults if the issue were placed on the ballot today. Opposition stood at 43%, with 5% undecided. The poll was conducted April 7-10 through an opt-in panel and has a margin of error of 4%.
Utah doesn’t allow recreational cannabis, but it legalized medical cannabis in 2018 with 52.75% support. The polling comes as Utah’s medical marijuana market continues to expand. According to the state’s latest monthly report, Utah had 113,202 patients with active medical cannabis cards at the end of April, up from 112,093 at the end of March.
Medical marijuana sales reached $16.9 million in April, bringing the state’s 2026 total to roughly $67 million through the first four months of the year. Cartridges and vape pens remained the top-selling category in April, generating $8.2 million in sales, followed by flower at $5.5 million and infused edibles at nearly $3 million.
Patient activity also remained strong, with 64,997 patients making at least one purchase over the previous 30 days and 87,078 making at least one purchase over the previous 90 days.
Persistent pain continues to account for the overwhelming majority of qualifying conditions. PTSD was next, followed by nausea, cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and Crohn’s disease.