Amendment 2 on Medical Marijuana Losing Steam in New PPP Poll

A poll released on Tuesday shows Amendment 2, which would expand medical marijuana use in Florida, would pass by the skin of its teeth if the vote were held today.

Public Policy Pollings (PPP) new poll shows Amendment 2 getting 61 percent support while 33 percent of those surveyed are opposed to it. The proposed amendment needs 60 percent support on the November ballot to pass.

PPP polls taken earlier this year found Amendment 2 in better shape. Back in January, 65 percent of those surveyed by PPP supported it and 23 percent opposed it. In June, PPP found 66 percent of those surveyed backed Amendment 2 and 25 percent opposed it.

The poll of 818 likely Florida voters was taken from Sept. 4-7 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percent. One major caveat. The sample includes 40 percent Democrats and 38 percent Republicans though the GOP voters usually turn out more in off-year elections.