Publisher's Note - Sheldon Adelson is a smart cookie - even in old age. His strategy to push the "No-on-2" campaign in Florida was quite possibly really a play to suppress the youth vote to ensure a Republican victory in the Governor's race. The logic was that if the more-Democratic youth didn't see Amendment 2 as passing, why bother to vote on the only issue that - to them- matters? What he didn't bet on was support for MMJ among the elderly, which is why Fla. still has a chance of passing. But to get 60% is a serious hurdle, and what was once considered an "easy yes" may have been turned into a hard "no" by outside interests. Of course, ironically Adelson has a medical research foundation in his name that touts the benefits of MMJ ... so a pure business play here. Another casino in the works, Sheldon?
Last week, news broke that Amendment 2 was in serious danger of not getting the necessary 60 percent in order to pass.
And now, with Election Day exactly one week away, another poll says it's still not looking great for medical marijuana legalization.
Gravis Marketing, a PR firm based in Winter Springs, conducted its own automated phone survey and found that 50 percent would vote for the amendment, and 42 would not, with 8 percent still not sure.
According to what Gravis managing partner Doug Kaplan told the Sun Sentinel, this means that medical marijuana will not be legalized.
"Medical marijuana is done," he said.
Just a week ago, a poll conducted by the Tampa Bay Times said that Amendment 2 will fall short.
