# Where people draw the line on recreational psychedelics

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/where-people-draw-the-line-on-recreational-psychedelics/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 69% of Americans opposed legal recreational or non-medical psychedelics.

That includes 45% who said psychedelics should be legal for medical purposes only and 24% who said they should not be legal in any case. About three-in-ten said psychedelics should be legal for recreational or non-medical purposes.

## Topline

Do you believe psychedelics should be legal for recreational or non-medical purposes?

69% opposed legal recreational or non-medical psychedelics.

- No (medical purposes only): 44.8%
- Yes: 30.7%
- No (not legal in any case): 24.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.23](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.23)

## Citation

SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.23](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.23)