New poll shows 67% support for Michigan's medical marijuana initiative!
According to a new independent poll published in a prominent Michigan political newsletter, 67% of voters favor the passage of MPP's medical marijuana initiative in the state. This is a significant increase in support from polls conducted in previous years. It also cuts across all demographics, which bodes very well for making Michigan the 13th medical marijuana state this November.
The poll, conducted by the Lansing-based consulting firm Marketing Resource Group (MRC) and published in Inside Michigan Politics, surveyed 600 registered Michigan voters. And the numbers speak for themselves: 67% of Michiganders support a compassionate medical marijuana law, with 28% opposed and only 5% undecided.
Momentum is clearly on the side of reform, but we still need the resources to mount an effective campaign as we move forward. Would you please make a small donation to MPP's campaign committee, the Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care (MCCC), today?
After the nearly half a million signatures MCCC handed in to the state last November came back with a whopping 80.2% validity rate, the medical marijuana initiative advanced to the Michigan Legislature. If, as expected, the legislature chooses not to act on the initiative after 40 days, Michigan voters will decide the issue at the polls in November.
The overwhelming amount of support reflected in this newest poll is not altogether surprising: Five Michigan cities — Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City — have already passed local ordinances to protect seriously ill patients who use medical marijuana with their doctors' recommendations, and have done so by wide margins every time. And previous polling — such as a 2005 survey, which found 61% in favor of a compassionate medical marijuana law — has always indicated that a majority of Michiganders support reform.
But the MRC poll demonstrates that this support is surging statewide as voters hear more about the issue — 2 out of 3 Michigan residents would now vote to protect patients from the threat of arrest and jail for simply using their medicine.
This is testimony to the compassion and common sense of Michiganders, who clearly favor ending the cruel and unnecessary policy of arresting Michigan's seriously ill for simply treating the symptoms of debilitating illnesses.
Despite this encouraging poll, the fact remains that the campaign still has a long way to go, and we'll need substantial resources to maintain this momentum. Would you please consider donating to MCCC today to help ensure a victory in November? Thank you for supporting MPP and our allies.
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