Poll shows AZ voters approve recreational marijuana, medical research

The latest Rocky Mountain Poll shows slightly more than half of Arizona voters favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, and 80 percent support its use for research.

It's a controversial drug that one local doctor says has been labeled "schedule one" for no reason. Marijuana has been deemed medically useless without any scientific evidence.

The latest Rocky Mountain Poll, released Wednesday, shows slightly more than half of Arizona voters favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

The same study show an 83 percent supports to allow Arizona's universities to conduct medical research on marijuana in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

A local advocate for the legalization of adult use of marijuana says it a sign of political failure.

"It's recognition of the failure of prohibition," said JP Holyoak from the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. "We don't arrest people for having a glass of wine with dinner. Why would...

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