New poll shows Bay Staters overwhelmingly support medical marijuana

A new poll shows that Bay Staters overwhelmingly support protecting medical marijuana patients. The poll, released by Suffolk University on September 23, shows that 81% of Massachusetts voters support changing state law to allow seriously or terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana with a recommendation from their doctors. Only 17% of respondents were opposed, and only 2% were undecided.

In other words, you are not alone. Medical marijuana is an issue with broad support among voters and patient advocates in the Bay State, including the Massachusetts chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, the AIDS Action Committee, and the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod.

But we need your help! Some state legislators in Boston may not realize how strong support is for medical marijuana in their districts and communities; they often mistakenly believe this is a controversial issue which will hurt them at the polls. In fact, medical marijuana enjoys diverse support in Massachusetts, including 70% of Republicans and 86% of voters over 65.

Please use our free and automated system to write your legislators in support of Massachusetts' medical marijuana bill, HB 2160. Let them know that they have nothing to fear from allowing seriously ill patients to treat their debilitating symptoms with a safe, effective medicine that is already legal in 13 other states, including Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island.

Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project and our allies. Seriously ill patients are counting on you to speak up and help make Massachusetts the 14th medical marijuana state!