Medical Marijuana Favored by Seminole Heights, Florida Voters

Quinnipiac University researchers have just discovered what many Seminole Heights area residents already know: Floridians aren’t sticks in the mud.

“Forget the stereotypes of stodgy old folks living out their golden years playing canasta and golf,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll in a media release. “Almost nine- in-10 Floridians favor legalizing medical marijuana and a small majority says adults should be able to possess small amounts of the drug for recreational purposes.”

The latest poll out of the university involved a survey of 1,251 registered voters throughout Florida that was conducted July 17-21. The poll addressed such topics as the November ballot issue that could make medical marijuana use legal in the state, the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana and also whether residents would be OK with having pot dispensaries in their towns or cities.

“No ‘Not in My Backyard’ mentality here. By an almost 3-1 majority, Florida voters would allow a medical marijuana dispensary near where they live,” Brown said in the release.

In regard to recreational marijuana use, about 55 percent of voters said they supported the concept with younger voters much more likely to approve such a measure.

Florida voters will have the final say on the legalization of marijuana for medical use during the Nov. 4 election when a proposed constitutional amendment goes before them. Sixty percent of voters must give the notion a thumbs up for it to pass.

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