Two recent polls are at odds over the likelihood of success for a Florida initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, with one survey indicating the measure will pass in November and the other suggesting it will not garner enough votes for approval. If passed in this fall’s general election, Amendment 3 would legalize cannabis for adults aged 21 and older and set the stage for regulated sales of recreational pot.
On Tuesday, a Suffolk University/USA TODAY/WSVN-TV poll showed that Amendment 3 would pass with 63% of the vote, significantly higher than the three-fifths majority required for success under Florida law. The level of support is consistent with other recent polls that showed the marijuana legalization measure would receive more than 60% of the vote.
Illustration showing “now entering Miami (Florida)” highway sign with marijuana leaf .
A recent poll shows Amendment 3, a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Florida, has
The survey asked 500 likely voters the question “should recreational marijuana be legalized?” Among those surveyed, 63% said “yes” while a third (33%) said “no.” David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, noted that marijuana legalization is supported by a majority of voters across the political spectrum. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Democrats, 69% of independent voters and 51% of Republicans said that marijuana should be legalized, as did a majority of respondents in each age group.
“The marijuana question has wide support across all demographics,” Paleologos said, according to a WSVN report on the poll.
The poll was conducted between August 7 and August 11 and has margin of error of 4.4 points, according to a report from online cannabis news source Marijuana Moment.
Separate Poll Suggests Amendment 3 Will Fall Short
Another recent survey, however, paints a different picture of Amendment 3’s likelihood for success at the polls in November. A Florida Atlantic University poll released on Wednesday showed that 56% of respondents planned to vote in favor of Amendment 3, a figure that is shy of the 60% of votes needed to pass. The poll also found that 29% opposed the marijuana legalization initiative and 15% said that they did not how they would vote on the measure.
H/T: www.forbes.com
