After Governor Andrew Cuomo called for a program that would research the feasibility of medical marijuana in the state last month, a new poll shows New York voters strongly support the plan.
The results of a Quinnipiac University survey, released Monday, found that 88 percent of state voters back the legalization of medical marijuana.
In his January State of the State address, Cuomo said he would launch a pilot medical marijuana research program that allows up to 20 hospitals to provide medical marijuana to patients being treated for serious illnesses.
A majority of voters, 57 percent, also support legalizing a small amount of pot for personal use, according to the poll.
Though medical marijuana use received overwhelming backing from every group polled, its recreational use created a divide among both gender and generation groups.
Sixty-three percent of men support legalizing the drug for recreational purposes, versus 51 percent of women. Eight-three percent of voters 18 to 29 years old back the legalization, with 57 percent of voters 65 and older opposing it.
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