Poll: Upstaters favor medical marijuana
Cornell's Empire State Poll reports that more than 60 percent of New Yorkers support medical marijuana. One possibly surprising finding: the poll found more support for medical pot upstate than downstate -- 67 percent vs 62 percent (margin of error 4.9).
A Quinnipiac Poll released earlier this year reported similar results -- 71 percent of New York voters favored the legalization of medical marijuana and the idea had strong support across pretty much every demographic group.
There's already a bill in the legislature that would legalize medical marijuana. Sixteen states (including DC) currently allow medical marijuana in some form, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
[via @NickReisman and LoHud]
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I'm suddenly hungry and I don't know why.
... said komradebob on Jul 16, 2010 at 11:08 AM | link
Just legalize it completely already and tax the heck out of it.
... said mattydread on Jul 19, 2010 at 2:08 PM | link