Poll: Support for medical marijunana leads opposition
Posted: 10.26.2008 at 8:43 PM

More than half polled support use of medical marijuana

LANSING (AP) -- A recent poll shows support leading opposition for a ballot proposal to allow medical use of marijuana.

Results released Friday of an EPIC-MRA poll conducted for The Detroit News and TV stations WXYZ, WILX, WOOD and WJRT found 54 percent support Proposal 1, 38 percent against and 8 percent undecided.

The telephone poll of 400 likely voters conducted Sunday through Wednesday has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

An EPIC-MRA telephone poll conducted Sept. 20-22 showed 59 percent supported the Nov. 4 marijuana proposal, 37 percent against and 4 percent undecided. That poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

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