Majority of Ohioans want medical marijuana legalized

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A familiar issue is making its way back to the ballot: marijuana legalization.

A recent Public Policy Poll shows 3 in 4 Ohioans want to legalize medical marijuana.

The Quinnipiac University poll before the November 2014 election showed 90 percent of Ohioans wanted medical marijuana legalized.

Even after ResponsibleOhio’s Issue 3 to legalize and monopolize marijuana failed, the latest numbers show support for medical use of the drug is still strong.

A new advocate group for the drug says its stepping in to give Ohioans want they want.

“We didn’t find out that medical marijuana is beneficial for seriously ill people last week or a year ago; it’s been years now,” said Mason Tvert, a spokesperson with Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).

MMP says this is not ResponsibleOhio’s measure; no monopoly will be attached.

“We’re proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow sick and dying people to access and...

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