It is an undisputed fact that marijuana prohibition is losing traction at record speeds. If the influx of decriminalization, medical legalization, and recreational legalization bills tells us anything, it's that the population is beginning to truly accept and even desire marijuana legalization. Now, a new 'gold standard' survey tells us that this notion is in fact true – finding that a majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana for the first time in recent history.

For the poll, conducted by the General Social Survey - a national, 'reliable' survey conducted every two years and widely considered to represent the gold standard for public opinion – researchers asked 1,680 people whether they thought marijuana should be made legal.

The survey found that:

51.7% of respondents support the legalization of marijuana

41.7% said they opposed it

6.6% were undecided