Ohio voters support marijuana legalization, poll finds

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A majority of Ohioans favor legalizing recreational marijuana but support has not significantly changed in the past six months despite widespread advertising and campaigning for a legalization measure that appears on the November ballot, according to poll results released Thursday.

In a new Quinnipiac University poll, 53 percent of Ohio voters support legalizing "small amounts of marijuana for personal use" while 44 percent oppose it. That's largely unchanged from an April poll where 52 percent of Ohioans supported legalization and 44 percent opposed it.

Support for medical marijuana increased slightly from 84 percent in favor in April to 90 percent in favor in October. Opposition to medical marijuana has shrunk from 25 percent in...

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