Pubdate: Mon, 12 Oct 2009
Source: Daily Journal, The (MN)
Copyright: 2009 Fergus Falls Newspapers Inc
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2568
Author: Lisa Kaczke
Note: Relevant start of a longer article with poll results about 
unrelated topics.
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Marijuana - Medicinal)

POLL: MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE SHOULD BE ALLOWED

Nearly 9,000 people gave their thoughts at the State Fair in annual 
bipartisan Minnesota House of Representatives opinion poll.

The polls took place at the House fair booth, and not completed by 
Democrats and Republicans, which means there was a good cross-section 
of people who responded, said Rep. Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls).

The survey is unscientific and was meant to familiarize fair-goers 
with the issues that were either considered in the previous 
legislative session or are going to be considered in the upcoming 
session, according to the poll.

Nornes said several of the results on poll surprised him.

He was surprised by the numbers on a medical marijuana question 
because it's been a big issue at the Legislature that hasn't passed 
in previous sessions, he said.

In the poll, 69.1 percent of respondents said medical marijuana use 
by terminally ill patients should be permitted in Minnesota, 23.4 
percent were against it and 7.5 percent said they were undecided or 
had no opinion. 
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MAP posted-by: Richard Lake