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Poll: Majority of Ohioans in favor of legal possession of marijuana for adults

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 14:11

CINCINNATI -- A majority of Ohioans favor making it legal for adults to possess a small amount of marijuana for recreational use, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University .

The poll surveyed voters in three swing states -- Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio -- and found support for legalization of the drug for both medical and recreational use.

 

Support for medical marijuana in Ohio is overwhelming, according to the poll, at 84-15 percent in favor, while support for allowing adults "to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use" is 52-44 percent.

Interestingly, though, despite support for legalization, the inverse is true when it comes to whether or not voters will take advantage of the new law, the survey said. Fourteen percent of Ohio voters said they "definitely" or "probably would use" marijuana if it were legalized, while 84 percent said they "definitely" or "probably" will...

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