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INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Nearly three quarters of respondents to a new statewide survey think Indiana should legalize medical marijuana.

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Nearly three quarters of respondents to a new statewide survey think Indiana should legalize medical marijuana.

The share of Americans who favor legalizing the use of marijuana continues to increase. Today, 57% of U.S. adults say the use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal.

Two years ago, Florida voters just barely missed a 60 percent threshold to legalize medical marijuana in the state. That won't happen this November — at least not if a new poll on the measure from the University of North Florida is even close to accurate.

The share of Americans who favor legalizing the use of marijuana continues to increase. Today, 57% of U.S. adults say the use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal.

Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana.

Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana.

Southern and coastal residents and those under 50 are driving the support for the ballot question.

Southern and coastal residents and those under 50 are driving the support for the ballot question.

A new set of stats about cannabis use in the U.S. is painting an interesting picture of what today’s marijuana scene looks like.

A new set of stats about cannabis use in the U.S. is painting an interesting picture of what today’s marijuana scene looks like.

And it's not just middle-aged folks who are indulging more often.

And it's not just middle-aged folks who are indulging more often.

The 55-and-older crowd is now the fastest-growing demographic of pot users in the country.