Poll: Huge Pa. majority favor legalizing medical pot

PHILLY.COM / AP: The poll from Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University focused on an issue being debated in the Pennsylvania Legislature and among the Democrats hoping to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s re-election bid.

The survey showed that 85 percent of voters believe adult Pennsylvanians should be allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it.

But voters are narrowly split on whether possession of small amounts of the drug should be legal for recreational use. According to the poll, 48 percent support such legalization and 49 percent oppose it, a gap within the survey’s margin of error… (more)

EDITOR: We don’t know that ‘apple pie and motherhood’ would poll higher! Once again, Gov. Tom Corbett is out of step.

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