For the first time ever, a majority of Americans favor legalization of marijuana, a national poll revealed on Tuesday.
Gallup pollsters said 58 percent of Americans are OK with pot being legal, compared to just 39 percent who want to keep weed against the law.
Gallup first asked the marijuana question in 1969, when Americans opposed pot legalization by a whopping, 84-12, margin.
Personal experience with marijuana might have played a role in this new majority opinion, as 38 percent of respondents said they’ve tried it before.
Democrats and Republicans have been set in their attitudes toward marijuana for the past two years, the poll showed.
In 2013, 65 percent of Democrats supported pot legalization compared to 35 percent of Republicans. It was a 61-33 split in 2012.
The big move was among independents. The number of independents favoring pot legalization jumped from 50 percent in 2012 to 62 percent this year.
This widespread support for pot legalization helped blaze a trail at the ballot box, as pro-marijuana initiatives were approved in Colorado and Washington in the past year.