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INDIANAPOLIS — An overwhelming share of Hoosiers believe marijuana should be legalized for either recreational or medicinal use, according to the 2018 Hoosier Survey sponsored by Old National Bank and Ball State University.

The Oct. 2 to Oct. 20 telephone poll of 604 randomly selected Indiana adults by Issues and Answers Network, Inc. found 39 percent of Hoosiers favor allowing marijuana to be used for any purpose, while 42 percent prefer limiting marijuana availability to medical uses.

Just 16 percent said they support continuing the state's complete prohibition on any marijuana use by Hoosiers.

The poll had a plus-or-minus 5.1 percent margin of error.

According to the survey, support for outright legalization was strongest among adults ages 18 to 34, with nearly 6 in 10 backing recreational marijuana use in Indiana. The results were released Tuesday.

Support for full legalization was 37 percent among 35- to 54-year-olds, and just 27 percent for Hoosiers age 55 and up.

At the same time, a plurality of both 35- to 54-year-olds (47 percent) and individuals age 55 and up (46 percent) said they favor legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes.