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Poll: New Hampshire Voters Support Marijuana Policy Reform

A poll conducted in April, 2008, demonstrates that NH voters favor reducing penalties for marijuana possession by a 53% to 34% margin, and medical marijuana reform by a 71% to 21% margin.

 

QUESTION: Current New Hampshire law provides for a jail term of up to one year and a fine of up to $2,000 for simple possession of marijuana. Would you support or oppose a change in the law to provide for a $100 fine without jail time for those who possess an ounce or less of marijuana for personal use?


 STATE MEN WOMEN <50 50+ DEMS REPS INDS
SUPP 53% 48% 58% 62% 44% 63% 44% 54%
OPP 34% 38% 30% 28% 40% 22% 45% 32%
UND 13% 14% 12% 10% 16% 15% 11% 14%

 

QUESTION: Do you support or oppose changing the law in New Hampshire to allow seriously and terminally ill patients to use and grow medical marijuana for personal use if their doctors recommend it?


 STATE MEN WOMEN <50 50+ DEMS REPS INDS
SUPP 71% 65% 77% 79% 63% 87% 56% 72%
OPP 21% 24% 18% 15% 27% 9% 32% 20%
UND 8% 11% 5% 6% 10% 4% 12% 8%

 

Voters were interviewed by telephone April 7-8, 2008 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. The margin for error is plus or minus 4%.

 

A bill reducing penalties for marijuana possession passed the House in 2008 by a 193-141 margin, but failed in the Senate.

A bill legalizing medical marijuana for use by seriously ill patients passed the House and Senate in 2009, but was vetoed by Governor John Lynch (details at NHCompassion.org).

 


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