Nearly seven out of ten registered Florida voters say they support a marijuana legalization initiative that may appear on next year’s ballot depending on the outcome of a legal challenge, with majorities of every demographic surveyed in favor of the reform.
The University of North Florida (UNF) poll, released on Thursday, shows that 67 percent of voters back the legalization proposal—which would be more than enough to meet the state’s steep 60 percent voting threshold to pass ballot measures.
There was majority support for the issue across each political, gender, race and age demographic that was reported in the survey.
Democrats were the most supportive, at 78 percent, compared to Republicans (55 percent) and non-partisans/others (69 percent).
Young people between the ages of 18 and 24 strongly embraced the reform, with 86 percent in support. But even 51 percent of those aged 65+ said they backed legalization.
“Unlike previous surveys when we simply asked if folks support or oppose legalization of recreational marijuana, this time we gave respondents the specifics of this proposed amendment,” Michael Binder, faculty director of UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab, said in a press release. “Yet again, it looks like it has a good chance of
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