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Floridian’s support of medical marijuana is at an all time high according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.  As Matt Galka tells us, the numbers suggest November’s ballot initiative to legalize pot for patients will pass overwhelmingly.

A burning question this November – will Floridians legalize the use of medical marijuana.  If you believe in QuinnipiacUniversity poll numbers, then that answer is ‘yes.’

“Old, young, male, female, black, white, 18 or 65 year-olds. There’s very strong support,” said Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown.

The Q poll showed that 88% of the 1251 voters surveyed supported medical marijuana, including 83% percent of Floridians over 65, and a sky high 95% percent of voters 18-29.

The survey didn’t specifically ask about November’s ballot initiative because it wanted to keep the questions the same from each state polled.

Florida Smart Justice Alliance president Barney Bishop is part of the Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot Coalition. He says the survey questions and the issue in November are totally different.

“Quinnipiac stupidly keeps asking the wrong question, you don’t ask the question ‘are you in favor of medical marijuana because that’s not the question that’s going to be on the ballot,” said Bishop.

The group says the amendment will put a pot shop on every corner, for everyone, and not just the seriously ill.

“This is a failed constitutional that is really just a shill, a thin facade for legalizing marijuana, and the vast majority of people in Florida are opposed to the legalization of marijuana,” said Bishop.

60% of balloters would need to vote yes for the amendment to pass.

There’s still a large gap in support over recreational marijuana use. Overall, 55 % of voters surveyed supported it, but much of the support came from the 18 to 29 year old crowd.  Voters over 65 opposed legal recreational pot.