Survey: 65% of Kansans Support Legalizing Cannabis for Tax Revenue 

Nearly 65% (64.8%) of Kansans support legalizing cannabis for adult use in
the state in order to generate new tax revenue, according to the 2025
Kansas Speaks survey conducted by Fort Hays State University, which found
19.2% opposed to the reforms.

The survey found 70.4% of respondents supported medical cannabis
legalization in the state (14.2% opposed), while 58.8% backed
adult-use legalization in general, with 24.5% opposed.

The survey found a majority of respondents (65.4%) would likely vote for
a state legislative candidate that backed medical cannabis legalization,
with 16% unlikely.

Support in the 2025 Kansas Speaks survey for cannabis reforms was
slightly lower than the 2024 survey, which found 65.2% of Kansans backed
legalizing adult-use cannabis for taxation; 72.9% support for medical
cannabis legalization; and 61.3% support for adult-use legalization
broadly. However, in 2024, just 60% of respondents said they would back a
legislative candidate that supported medical cannabis reforms in the state.

Kansas remains one of just four states that have not legalized cannabis for
any purpose.

The 2025 Kansas Speaks survey included a panel of 526 adult residents and
was conducted from September 26 to October 14.