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Poll Finds Support Increasing For Legalizing Marijuana In Massachusetts

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published November 4, 2016 at 11:11 AM EDT
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         A majority of Massachusetts voters support legalizing marijuana and oppose expanding the number of charter schools in the state, according to results of a new a poll released this morning.

         The last survey before Election Day conducted by the Western New England University Polling Institute also found Democrat Hillary Clinton with a 30-point lead over Republican Donald Trump among likely Baystate voters. 

        WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with polling institute director and political science professor Tim Vercellotti.
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