A majority of Utah voters continue to support legalization of medical marijuana, despite formal opposition by the LDS Church to Proposition 2, according to a new poll.
In the first survey of its kind since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined the Drug Safe Utah coalition, a Dan Jones and Associates poll for UtahPolicy.com found 64 percent of likely voters to be “somewhat” or “strongly” in support of legalizing doctor-recommended marijuana.
That number is down from a May UtahPolicy.com poll, but roughly in line with the overall support numbers of a Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll conducted in June, which found 66 percent of Utah voters backing the ballot initiative.