Although Michigan has enjoyed a relatively decent amount of success when it comes to the reform of marijuana laws, the latest poll indicates that voters remain mostly spilt when it comes to the possibility of the state establishing a taxed and regulated cannabis industry that would allow weed to be sold in a manner similar to beer.

A new survey conducted by EPIC-MRA out of Lansing finds that only 50 percent of Michigan voters would support legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. Although better than the year before, the outcome of the poll paints a portrait of a state that may not be ready to move into full legalization in 2016 like some experts have predicted.

However, if we have learned anything throughout the years about these polls it is that they are unreliable. There is an old saying, “If you live by the numbers, you die by the numbers,” which translates well in the case of these types of mini-surveys that look to get a grip on the current voter climate. In 2014, just before the general election, the polls indicated that marijuana would not be legalized in Alaska and Oregon, yet both successfully passed their ballot initiatives.

The new Michigan survey shows that mostly men favor marijuana legalization in Michigan, with heavy support in Detroit. Nearly 70 percent of the respondents in the demographic of 18 to 34 years of age said they would support legislation to legalize weed. Undoubtedly, if the issue of legalization were to make it to the 2016 ballot, there would likely be a strong showing from this particular age group – all rallying in support of the first legal cannabis commerce in the Midwest.

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