The question, which garnered the highest favorable response, comes from a South Dakota poll conducted in January 2001 by Creative Broadcast Systems (#35). In it, respondents were asked if they thought that patients who use marijuana should be arrested and sent to prison. A resounding 95% said "no."

The next highest percentages come from the Medscape poll of physicians (#48) where 81% favored the "decriminalization of marijuana for medical purposes (palliative care in HIV/AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, etc.)." A similar 80% of Wisconsin voters (#54) believe that their state legislature should pass a law to allow seriously or terminally ill patients to use marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician.

The lowest pro-medical marijuana percentages – the only ones under 50% – belong to two questions, one about voting and one about cultivation. The poll, which took aim at candidate support, asked if respondents were more or less likely to vote for candidates who championed medicinal cannabis. The Maryland Poll (#52) of 2002 found that 37% of respondents would be more likely to vote for pro-medical cannabis candidates while only 18% were less likely. This poll is believed to be responsible for over fifty Maryland State legislators stepping forward to sponsor a medical marijuana bill.

The other least favorable survey percentage belongs to a December 1998, Eastern Montana College study (#21) that asked if respondents favored or opposed the medical cultivation of marijuana. Seventy-three percent opposed while only 21% supported. A similar question in the March 2002 Ten State Poll, of which Montana (#60) was a part, queried respondents concerning whether or not they would support an initiative to allow clinics or non profit agencies to purchase marijuana from farmers and sell it to seriously ill patients. This study found 65% now favor the medical cultivation of marijuana.