Roughly three out of five Ohio voters support a marijuana legalization measure that will appear on November\u2019s ballot, according to a newly released poll, with nearly two thirds of respondents saying they believe legalization in the state is \u201cinevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n
With less than two weeks before widespread early voting kicks off, 55 percent of respondents said they \u201cdefinitely\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d will vote yes on the legalization initiative, while about 34 percent \u201cdefinitely\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d will oppose it. Only about 11 percent remain undecided, says the survey of 843 likely voters, which was commissioned by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol and conducted in mid-August by FM3 Research.<\/p>\n
All told, including those who said they \u201clean\u201d yes, 59 percent of respondents favor passage of Issue 2, which would legalize and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older.<\/p>\n
The new report says the findings are \u201cremarkably consistent\u201d with other publicly released polls on legalization, pointing to two other recent surveys, by Fallon Research in August<\/a> and Suffolk University in July<\/a>, which also showed 59 percent support for the policy change.<\/p>\n Public sentiment has also generally held steady over time, with 57 percent support in 2019, 61 percent support in 2020 and 63 percent support in 2022, the report says.<\/p>\n Differences in support are starkest along party lines, the new poll found. Among Democrats, 76 percent of voters said they were definitely or probably yes votes, compared to 47 percent of independents and 42 percent of Republicans.<\/p>\n Similarly, 80 percent of people who identified as liberal said they\u2019ll definitely or probably vote yes, compared to 55 percent of moderates and 38 percent of conservatives.<\/p>\n Within the Republican bloc, more moderate and liberal GOP voters tend to support the measure, with 54 percent of those definitely or probably in support. Of conservative Republicans, only 38 percent definitely or probably favored the reform.<\/p>\n \u201cOur supporters come from all backgrounds: Democrats, Republicans, veterans, patients, mothers and fathers,\u201d campaign spokesperson Tom Haren said in a statement released with the survey. \u201cThey know that our plan to regulate and tax adult-use marijuana is good for Ohio and good for Ohioans. This poll shows that when it comes to marijuana, Ohio voters\u2019 opinion is clear. I feel confident we\u2019ll see that in the election results.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana, Issue 2 would establish a 10 percent cannabis sales tax, with revenue going toward social equity and jobs programs as well as education and treatment around substance use disorders.<\/p>\n Late last month, state officials approved ballot language for Issue 2<\/a> and have since published campaign arguments in favor and against.<\/p>\n A state-approved summary notes that the initiative would establish a social equity program, protect the identities of people who participate in the adult-use market, maintain employers\u2019 and landlords\u2019 rights to prohibit cannabis use \u201cin certain circumstances,\u201d protect financial institutions that work with licensed marijuana businesses and impose a tax on cannabis sales.<\/p>\n If approved,\u00a0legalization could bring in $404 million in annual tax revenue for the state<\/a>, according to an analysis by researchers at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n One of the state\u2019s congressional representatives, Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D), said last week that he\u2019s still undecided on the measure<\/a>. \u201cBut I will\u2014in the next couple, three weeks\u2014really sit down and read it and figure out what to do\u201d when it comes time to vote on the marijuana ballot initiative, he said.<\/p>\n Brown\u2019s noncommittal response came in contrast to that of a Republican congressman who represents Ohio\u2019s 14th district. Rep. Dave Joyce (R), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, has affirmed that he will be voting \u201cyes\u201d on Issue 2<\/a>, and he\u2019s encouraged \u201call Ohio voters to participate and make their voices heard on this important issue.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are the key provisions of the legalization ballot\u00a0measure<\/a> on the November\u2019s ballot:<\/strong><\/p>\n Among the measure\u2019s opponents, the Ohio Association of Health Commissioners, which represents Ohio\u2019s 112 local health departments, recently became one of the latest groups to come out against the initiative<\/a>. The Ohio Children\u2019s Hospital Association and Adolescent Health Association, as well as law enforcement and some business groups, are also urging voters to oppose the reform.<\/p>\n A study published last month found that only about 1 in 10 Ohio prosecutors are likely to take advantage of a separate recently enacted law<\/a> that allows them to independently seal the records of people with low-level drug convictions<\/a>\u2014and most of those say they\u2019d focus on cannabis-related offenses\u2014according to a new study.<\/p>\n Ohio voters rejected a 2015 measure, on a 64\u201336 vote, that would have amended the state\u2019s constitution to legalize marijuana and give control of the market to a small group of producers. Organizers for the current campaign said they drew on lessons learned from that failure<\/a> in crafting the current initiative.<\/p>\n Read the full FM3 Research survey report below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Young Adults Had \u2018Significant Reductions\u2019 In Marijuana Use After Legalization, Study Published By American Medical Association Finds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post 3 In 5 Ohio Voters Support Marijuana Legalization Measure Ahead Of November Election, New Poll Finds<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Roughly three out of five Ohio voters support a marijuana legalization measure that will appear on November\u2019s ballot, according to a newly released poll, with nearly two thirds of respondents saying they believe legalization in the state is \u201cinevitable.\u201d With less than two weeks before widespread early voting kicks off,Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,81],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68858,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68857\/revisions\/68858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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