A Majority Of New Yorkers Are Cool With Legalizing Weed

HUFFINGTON POST: …According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, released Monday, 88 percent of New York State voters support legalizing medical marijuana, while 57 percent support outright legalization of the drug in small amounts.

“Medical marijuana is a no-brainer for New York State voters, and they also would follow Colorado in legalizing marijuana for fun,” Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a statement. “But a slim plurality don’t think legalization has been good for Colorado’s reputation.”

Forty-one percent of New Yorkers think Colorado’s legalization of marijuana has been bad for the state’s image, while 37 percent say it’s been good… (more)

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