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The Governor of Utah seems to think a medical marijuana program is in Utah’s near future. In fact, he hinted at it during a Q & A session at South Hills Middle School in Riverton on Wednesday. While speaking to the students, a young girl asked the governor a question he may not have expected to hear at a middle school. She asked if he believed medical marijuana would be legalized in Utah. And to everyone’s surprise, he responded, “I think they will”. Governor Gary Herbert has been paying attention to the polls. He knows which direction Utah is heading in when it comes to medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana in Utah
A poll conducted by the Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics showed three out of four Utahns were in support of legalizing medical marijuana. The poll found that 93 percent of the state’s Democrats will support legalization. The majority of Republicans still support the idea with 65 percent of them backing medical marijuana.
The Governor of Utah isn’t a supporter of legalizing medical marijuana. But he acknowledges the likelihood that his state will soon legalize medical marijuana. After telling middle school students he believed it would happen, he elaborated on how he believed it should go down.
“Let’s get the science done, the research done, have it as a controlled substance prescribed by a doctor, and certified by a pharmacist as a controlled medical substance. I think that’s the way to go,” he said before adding “I think it’s gonna happen.”
There is a potential ballot initiative that will put medical marijuana to a vote