FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2014
Contact: Julie Mullen
561.779.2516                                                                                    
JulieMullen@thebuzzagency.net

 

Boca Raton (June 24, 2014) – An online poll of Florida voters statewide conducted last week by floridamarijuanainfo.org found some not-so-surprising – and some very surprising – results regarding the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana.

From June 16th to June 19th, floridamarijuanainfo.org, the state’s non-biased, information ‘hub’ of all things marijuana, conducted a simple, random online sampling of 1,151 Florida voters, 18+. The results reflect a 95% level of confidence, with a critical value of 1.96.  The margin of error is  +/- 2.9% = (1.96/(2 √ 1151)= 0.028886)

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With the Florida’s Sherriff’s Association publicly opposed to any legalization, perhaps the most telling find is that 92% of poll’s respondents do not believe that legalizing medical marijuana would lead to increased crime. Just 5% believe it would, and 3% were unsure. An overwhelming number of respondents (88%) said that law enforcement efforts enforcing marijuana regulation are not worthwhile.
floridamarijuanainfo.org found that 95% of respondents are in favor of legalizing marijuana for medicinal use, showing slightly higher approval numbers than in similar statewide polls.

 

94% of the male respondents said they supported the legalization of medical marijuana, with just 97% of women favoring its legalization. Among the age groups polled, 18-29 year olds have the highest support rate at 97%, with 30-44 year olds at 96%, 45-64 year olds at 95%, and 65+ year olds at 88%.

 

“With almost nine out of ten voters in favor of medical marijuana, I would say with little hesitation that Amendment 2 has a very strong chance of passing,” said David Cohn, Publisher, FloridaMarijuanInfo.org.

 

The poll also found that between marijuana, alcohol, tobacco and sugar, 46% of respondents found tobacco to be the most harmful to an individual’s health. Alcohol came in second with 37% of the vote, followed by sugar at 15%, and marijuana at just 3%.

 

Comprehensive poll results are available at floridamarijuanainfo.org.

 

ABOUT  floridamarijuanainfo.org
floridamarijuanainfo.org is an unbiased, non-partisan, informational hub designed to give the public free access to incisive, authoritative, thought-provoking and instructional information about ‘all things marijuana’ in Florida.  The organization takes no public stand for or against medical or recreational marijuana usage. Its mission is to provide the most accurate and useful information about marijuana, with a specific focus on Florida.

To learn more, visit www.floridamarijuanainfo.org; facebook.com/FloridaMJInfo and on Twitter @FLMarijuanaInfo.

 

Scroll down for pie charts and data from the poll.

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Have you ever personally tried marijuana 6-24-14

 

Do you support or oppose legalization of marijuana for personal use? 6-24-14

 

 

 

Are Police Effort To Enforce Current Marijuana Laws Worthwile 6-24-14

 

Do you believe legalizing medical marijuana will lead to increased crime? 6-24-14

 

Do you support or oppose the use of medical marijuana, prescribed by doctors, to treat a variety of illnesses? 6-24-14

 

Aside from your personal opinion, do you believe that the legal sale and use of marijuana will eventually take place nationwide? 6-24-14

 

Which of the following do you believe is most harmful to an individual's health? 6-24-14

 

 

 

 

 

STATS & NUMBERS

 

With a simple random sample of 1,151 people at a 95% level of confidence, we have a critical value of 1.96. So the margin of error 1.96/(2 √ 1151)= 0.028886, or about  +/- 2.9% margin of error.  

 

Do you support or oppose the use of medical marijuana, prescribed by doctors, to treat a variety of illnesses?

 

18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Grand Total
OPPOSE 1.7% 3 % 4% 9% 4%
SUPPORT 97% 96% 95% 88% 95%
UNSURE .4% .5% .9% 3% 1%
Grand Total 21% 17% 49% 13% 1151

 

18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Grand Total
OPPOSE 4 6 22 14 46
SUPPORT 231 192 537 134 1094
UNSURE 1 1 5 4 11
Grand Total 236 199 564 152 1151

 

Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Grand Total
OPPOSE 6% 6% 1% 6% 4%
SUPPORT 92% 91% 100% 99% 93% 95%
UNSURE 2% 2% .3% 1% 1%
Grand Total 34% 8% 7% 34% 16% 1151

 

Central Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Grand Total
OPPOSE 24 6 4 12 46
SUPPORT 363 86 79 391 175 1094
UNSURE 6 2 1 2 11
Grand Total 393 94 79 396 189 1151

 

Female Male Grand Total
OPPOSE 2% 5% 4%
SUPPORT 97% 94% 95%
UNSURE 1% .8% 1%
Grand Total 28% 72% 1151

 

Female Male Grand Total
OPPOSE 7 39 46
SUPPORT 316 778 1094
UNSURE 4 7 11
Grand Total 327 824 1151

 

Democrat Independent Republican Other Grand Total
OPPOSE 2% 3% 8% 3% 4%
SUPPORT 97% 96% 89% 97% 95%
UNSURE .3% .6% 3% 1%
Grand Total 31% 40% 30% 6% 1151

 

 

 

Democrat Independent Republican Other Grand Total
OPPOSE 8 14 22 2 46
SUPPORT 348 446 235 65 1094
UNSURE 1 3 7 11
Grand Total 357 463 264 67 1151

 

 

Do you support or oppose the legalization of possession and use of small amounts of marijuana for personal use?

 

Total
OPPOSE 105
SUPPORT 1023
UNSURE 23
Grand Total 1151
Total
OPPOSE 9%
SUPPORT 89%
UNSURE 2%
Grand Total 1151

 

Understand this poll is completely anonymous and confidential, have you personally tried marijuana?

 

Total
NO 164
YES 982
Left Blank 5
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
NO 14%
YES 85%
Left Blank 0.4%
Grand Total 1151

 

Aside from your personal opinion, do you believe that the legal sale and use of marijuana will eventually take place nationwide?

 

Total
NO 45
UNSURE 97
YES 1009
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
NO 4%
UNSURE 8%
YES 88%
Grand Total 1151

 

Do you believe legalizing RECREATIONAL marijuana would lead to increased crime?

 

Total
NO 1017
UNSURE 34
YES 100
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
NO 88%
UNSURE 3%
YES 9%
Grand Total 1151

 

Which of the following do you believe is most harmful to an individual’s health?

 

Total
Alcohol 423
Marijuana 34
Sugar 167
Tobacco 527
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
Alcohol 37%
Marijuana 3%
Sugar 15%
Tobacco 46%
Grand Total 1151

 

Do you believe legalizing MEDICAL marijuana will lead to increased crime?

 

Total
NO 1062
UNSURE 26
YES 63
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
NO 92%
UNSURE 2%
YES 5%
Grand Total 1151

 

Do you believe police and judicial efforts to enforce current marijuana laws are worthwhile?

 

Total
NO 1012
YES 139
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
NO 88%
YES 12%
Grand Total 1151

 

Are you interested in learning about changes to Florida’s marijuana laws?

 

Total
NO 610
YES 541
Grand Total 1151

 

Total
NO 53%
YES 47%
Grand Total 1151