About seven out of 10 North Carolina voters support legalizing medical marijuana, and a plurality favors letting adults access cannabis for recreational use, according to a new poll. The survey from WNCT, The Hill, and Emerson College found that 68 percent of voters believe marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes—a finding that comes as lawmakers have stalled on a Senate reform bill that cleared three committees last year. Only 19 percent of respondents said they were against medical cannabis legalization. With respect to adult-use marijuana policy, voters are largely divided, with 48 percent in favor of the broader reform and 43 percent against it. That’s a slight drop from the last time the survey put that question to voters. But as election seasons near, it stands to reason that more lawmakers might take special notice of the poll’s results on medical cannabis.
Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, 04/12/2022 08:42:00