By Evan Wyloge
Arizona Capitol Times
Supporters of Arizona’s voter-approved medical marijuana system have released a new poll showing healthy support for the system.
The poll was released in an attempt to dispute the claims made by Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, who has drafted a bill that would allow voters to repeal the system in 2014.
The Fountain Hills Republican has said that the medical marijuana law has proved to be a problem for a variety of reasons. He said voters should get a second go at whether Arizona should allow people to use marijuana legally if they have been given a recommendation to do so by their doctor.
The poll posed the following question to 600 likely voters, defined as having voted in both the 2010 and 2012 general election: “In 2010 Arizona voters passed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, allowing qualified patients with doctor recommendations to use marijuana for medical purposes and establishing a system of distribution of medical marijuana through state-licensed, non-profit dispensaries. Do you support or oppose this law?”
Fifty-five percent of those asked support the system and 39 believe it should be dismantled. The remaining six percent were undecided. The poll has a margin of error of four percent.
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If you’d like to discuss medical marijuana, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept., rhurley@roselawgroup.com
