Polls In 3 Midwestern States Show Broad Support For States’ Rights Approach To Cannabis Policy
A recent poll undertaken by the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR) revealed robust support among likely voters for cannabis legislation in Missouri, Ohio and Wyoming. The poll gathered 67 percent support from total voters for the STATES Act in Missouri, 61 percent in Ohio, and 72 percent in Wyoming.
Democrats are more prone to support cannabis legislation but support within Republicans was also significant: 62 percent in Missouri, 60 percent in Ohio and 65 percent in Wyoming.
These crucial topics, the STATES Act and legalizing cannabis will surely be discussed at the upcoming Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Florida on April 16 and 17, 2024.
STATES ACT Revival
Recently reintroduced to Congress, the STATES 2.0 is a bipartisan bill that would limit the reach of federal marijuana policy over states with legally regulated cannabis frameworks, giving an alternative legal path to advance in pro-cannabis regulation to the much-expected federal rescheduling.
Politicians who support the legislation could benefit from it given that 53 percent of voters in Wyoming, 36 percent in Missouri, and 38 percent in Ohio are more …