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Majority of New Jersey Voters Support Recreational Marijuana Use, Poll Finds

Democrats in the state have already introduced a bill that would make the state the ninth in the nation to legalize small amounts of marijuana to sell to those 21 or older.


A majority of New Jersey voters say they support marijuana use for recreational purposes, according to a new survey.

A Quinnipiac University Poll published Thursday asked voters in the Garden State thoughts on a number of issues, from minimum wage and marijuana to Gov. Chris Christie and President Donald Trump.

RELATED: New Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Introduced in New Jersey

 The poll found that 59 percent of voters are in support of legal possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, though 55 percent said that they would "definitely not try" the substance even if it were legal while nine percent said that they would.

Republicans were the only group from the poll that did not support marijuana usage, with 53 percent of voters in opposition.

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