Some 55% of Rhode Island Residents Support Recreational Marijuana

April 25, 2016
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A majority of Rhode Islanders — 55 percent — support legalizing marijuana for recreational use, according to a Brown University Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy poll released Sunday. And a strong majority — 67 percent — support the state’s current law allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Also, asked if they have ever tried marijuana, 41 percent said yes; 55 percent said no, and interestingly, 1 percent said they didn’t know. [From the Providence Journal]

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