Q. Would you support decriminalisation of any of the following illegal drugs in Australia:
Yes | No | Don’t know | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Cannabis | 47% | 39% | 13% | 52% | 43% | 63% | 49% | |
Ecstasy | 12% | 81% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 14% | |
Amphetamines (such as speed or ice) | 10% | 83% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 10% | |
Cocaine | 12% | 82% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 12% | |
Heroin | 11% | 82% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 10% |
There was strong opposition (over 80%) to decriminalising all drugs except cannabis.
47% thought that cannabis should be decriminalised. Those most in favour of decriminalising cannabis were Greens voters (63%), Labor voters (52%), and aged 18-24 (53%).