Does Missouri want legal marijuana? Polls show voters are closely split on ballot issue | KCUR 89.3Posted by On


A pair of polls in recent weeks found voters closely divided over the question of whether Missouri should legalize recreational marijuana use.

Meanwhile, a third poll expects legalization will cruise to a double-digit victory.

Five weeks before Election Day, despite public polling all over the place, proponents of the marijuana initiative petition — which will appear on the ballot as Amendment 3 — remain convinced they will prevail on Nov. 8..

“Support for Amendment 3 continues to grow every day because legalizing marijuana allows law enforcement to focus on fighting violent and serious crime, while bringing tens of millions of revenue to the state annually,” John Payne, campaign manager Legal Missouri 2022, said in an email to The Independent.

Opponents remain just as hopeful about their chances to upend the measure, pointing to the fact that even some longtime allies of marijuana legalization — like the Missouri Democratic Party and Missouri Libertarian Party — are voicing reservations.

“Virtually the only support for the Amendment 3 campaign comes from a small group of medical marijuana licensees and their associates,” said former Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who is part of a campaign called No On Amendment 3.

A mid-September poll by Remington Research Group, commissioned by the Missouri Scout newsletter, found only 43% of respondents in support of Amendment 3, compared to 47% against and 10% unsure.

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