WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Voters in the US states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania want marijuana legalized for medical and recreational use, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll.
“Voters in three critical swing states, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, support legalization of medical marijuana by margins of 5-1 or more and also support legalization of recreational marijuana use by smaller margins,” the poll reported on Monday.
Support for medical marijuana swelled at 84-14 percent in Florida, 84-15 percent in Ohio, and 88-10 percent in Pennsylvania, according to the poll.
“Bare majorities in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania say they support allowing adults to possess small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, and more than eight in 10 say it should be available for medical uses,” Quinnipiac Poll Assistant Director Peter Brown said in a statement.
“But, it is worth considering the lesson of Florida in 2014, when a referendum on medical marijuana fell short of the 60 percent needed for passage,” Brown added.
The Quinnipiac University is a private, coeducational university with 6,500 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students, according to the college’s website.
