Budding Support For Marijuana Use By Athletes And Fans Ahead Of Super Bowl, Poll Shows

Budding Support For Marijuana Use By Athletes And Fans Ahead Of Super Bowl, Poll Shows
Open Image Modal
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) stretches during practice Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Florham Park, N.J. The Broncos are scheduled to play the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

The high-flying Denver Broncos offense has set a litany of records this season, lighting up opposing defenses to the tune of 606 points in the regular season. It may not come as a surprise, then, that a Quinnipiac poll released Friday finds that Broncos fans wouldn't mind if Peyton Manning and his teammates celebrated a potential Super Bowl XLVIII victory with a bowl of their own.

Of the 490 Colorado adults surveyed, 71 percent told the polling firm that they wouldn't have an issue with the Denver Broncos smoking marijuana after the game. The firm found that disapproval rises with age.

The poll found, however, that the fans themselves will largely abstain from marijuana use, at least during the game.

According to Quinnipiac, six percent of Colorado adults who plan to watch the game will enjoy it with both beer and marijuana while 36 percent say they'll just drink beer. Another 2 percent plan to smoke or ingest marijuana only and 56 percent say they will watch the game with neither beer nor marijuana.

Legal marijuana dispensaries opened for business in Colorado at the beginning of January.

The state's residents are almost universally optimistic about the game's outcome: 84 percent think the Broncos will beat the Seattle Seahawks, according to the poll.

The poll has a margin of error 4.4 percentage points.

Our 2024 Coverage Needs You

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That's why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.

Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we'll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can't find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.

to keep our news free for all.

Support HuffPost

Before You Go

Legal Marijuana Across The U.S.
Alaska(01 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: alana sise
Arizona(02 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: Bill Ward's Brickpile
California(03 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: gerbache
Colorado(04 of22)
Open Image Modal
Also legalized possession by non-medical users.Flickr: dok1
Connecticut(05 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use. (credit:Alamy)
District Of Columbia(06 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: ~MVI~ (off to coron)
Delaware(07 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: Doug Kerr (credit:Doug Kerr)
Hawaii(08 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: Ricymar Fine Art Photography
Illinois(09 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use. (credit:(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster))
Maine(10 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: indywriter
Maryland(11 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use. (credit:Getty Images)
Massachusetts(12 of22)
Open Image Modal
Passed ballot initiative for legalized medical marijuana in 2012. (credit:Alamy)
Michigan(13 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: ckay
Montana(14 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: csbarnhill
Nevada(15 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: http2007
New Hampshire(16 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use. (credit:Getty Images)
New Jersey(17 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: psflannery
New Mexico(18 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: michaelwhitney
Oregon(19 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: digging90650
Rhode Island(20 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use. Also decriminalized possession of less than one ounce. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlthurston/3967126839/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr: thurdl01" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb8b611e4b0877500f71426" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlthurston/3967126839/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">Flickr: thurdl01</a>)
Vermont(21 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use.Flickr: BryanAlexander
Washington(22 of22)
Open Image Modal
Legalized for medical use. Also legalized possession by non-medical users.Flickr: Rose Braverman