New poll shows Ohio majority favors legal marijuana

COLUMBUS -- A new Quinnipiac University Poll found that 84 percent of registered Ohio voters back legalizing medical-use marijuana. 14 percent oppose it.

A slender majority, however, supports legalizing it for personal use.

Quinnipiac University sampled voters in three key swing states. 84 percent of registered voters in Florida back medical marijuana legalization. In Pennsylvania, 88 percent of voters would OK it.

52 percent of Ohioans would approve legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use.

Ohio voters could face one or more issues on the November ballot from groups hoping to legalize marijuana in the state.

Responsible Ohio has already had its amendment language approve by the Ohio Ballot Board. The group is now collecting signatures hoping to be on the ballot in November.

It needs to collect almost 306,000 signatures by July 1.

Monday, a second group, Ohioans to End Prohibition, posted its proposed language and announced the...

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