Michigan

Statewide
Marijuana Poll Results

Conducted: May 1 – 6, 2018
Number of Respondents: 800
MoE: ±3.39%

Q. How likely are you to participate in the 2018 general election?

Certain 90%
Very likely 7%
50/50 Chance 2%
Total 100%

Q. As you may know, in November, Michigan voters will vote yes or no on a series of proposals
on the general election ballot. Some would enact new laws, while others involve amendments
to the state constitution. One of these proposals, for a new state law, would legalize the
recreational use and possession of marijuana. Based on what you’ve read, seen or heard about
the proposal to date, would you vote yes or no on this proposal?

Yes 48%
No 42%
Unsure 11%
Total 100%










Q. Now I’m going to read you some of the specific provisions of the proposal and for each, I’d
like you to tell me whether that provision makes you more likely or less likely to support the
proposal. The proposal would allow adults age 21 and above to possess, use, and grow
marijuana.

Much more likely 39%
Somewhat more likely 17%
Somewhat less likely 10%
Much less likely 21%
No difference or unsure 13%
Total 100%

Q. The proposal would put a ten percent excise tax on marijuana products, in addition to the six
percent state sales tax.

Much more likely 41%
Somewhat more likely 15%
Somewhat less likely 11%
Much less likely 19%
No difference or unsure 15%
Total 100%

Q. Revenue from the special tax on marijuana would be distributed by the following formula,
fifteen percent to the local government where the marijuana was sold, fifteen percent to the
county government, thirty five percent to the state school aid fund for education, and thirty
five percent to the state transportation fund for road and bridge repair and maintenance.

Much more likely 41%
Somewhat more likely 17%
Somewhat less likely 10%
Much less likely 19%
No difference or unsure 13%
Total 100%

Q. Based on what you now know, would you vote yes or no on this proposal?

Yes 48%
No 36%
Unsure 16%
Total 100%

Q. Next I will tell you some of the arguments proponents of the proposal have given as reasons
to vote yes on this proposal. For each, tell me how convincing you think the argument is. We’ll
use a zero to nine scale, where nine means you think the argument is extremely convincing, and
zero means you think the argument is not convincing at all. You can use any number between
zero and nine, the higher the number the more convincing you think the argument is. The
proposal would create a lot of new tax revenue.

0 16%
1 16%
2 7%
3 7%
4 2%
5 11%
6 3%
7 4%
8 6%
9 27%
Total 100%

Q. Marijuana is widely used recreationally already, so legalizing it only makes sense.

0 18%
1 16%
2 6%
3 4%
4 3%
5 11%
6 3%
7 5%
8 7%
9 26%
Total 100%









Q. Marijuana is not dangerous and legalizing it will keep people from using harder drugs.

0 22%
1 18%
2 9%
3 5%
4 5%
5 14%
6 2%
7 6%
8 6%
9 14%
Total 100%

Q. States that have legalized recreational marijuana have not had any consequences from the
Federal Government, even though it is against Federal Law, so there is no real risk of losing
services or other benefits.

0 19%
1 16%
2 9%
3 6%
4 6%
5 12%
6 4%
7 5%
8 6%
9 17%
Total 100%

Q. Based on what you now know, would you vote yes or no on this proposal?

Yes 52%
No 38%
Unsure 10%
Total 100%





Q. Now let me tell you some of the arguments opponents of the proposal have given as reasons
to vote no on this proposal. For each, tell me how convincing you think the argument is. We’ll
use a zero to nine scale, where nine means you think the argument is extremely convincing, and
zero means you think the argument is not convincing at all. You can use any number between
zero and nine, the higher the number the more convincing you think the argument is. This is an
extremely complicated, sixty five hundred word proposal that virtually no one will have read
and will have far reaching consequences for the state. We shouldn’t be voting on this on the
ballot at all. This is what we elect legislators to do.

0 31%
1 21%
2 10%
3 3%
4 3%
5 6%
6 2%
7 3%
8 5%
9 17%
Total 100%

Q. They promise to spend the tax money on local governments, schools and roads, but we’ve
heard these promises before, like with the lottery. Nothing in this proposal prevents the
legislature from diverting existing funds away from those things and using that money for its
pet projects.

0 19%
1 15%
2 10%
3 4%
4 6%
5 11%
6 4%
7 3%
8 6%
9 22%
Total 100%



Q. The proposal adds a ten percent tax on marijuana sales, but that’s projected to be nowhere
near enough to compensate for the additional law enforcement and drug treatment costs that
we’ll be facing as a result of this proposal.

0 23%
1 17%
2 9%
3 4%
4 3%
5 8%
6 4%
7 4%
8 5%
9 21%
Total 100%

Q. Michigan already has a very large medical marijuana marketplace, and we just don’t need to
expand marijuana use more than we already have.

0 26%
1 16%
2 9%
3 3%
4 5%
5 9%
6 3%
7 3%
8 3%
9 24%
Total 100%










Q. This proposal is motivated by sheer greed. The people who are spending millions to pass this
proposal are creating a Big Tobacco 2.0 based on marijuana, and are doing so just so they can
then make tens of millions more selling marijuana products.

0 25%
1 16%
2 9%
3 4%
4 4%
5 11%
6 3%
7 3%
8 6%
9 20%
Total 100%

Q. While the proponents say that their proposal strictly regulates the new recreational
marijuana market, the language intentionally includes a loophole that would allow virtually all
marijuana to be grown in an unregulated market with few ways for law enforcement to protect
communities.

0 24%
1 11%
2 10%
3 4%
4 4%
5 12%
6 2%
7 4%
8 6%
9 23%
Total 100%

Q. Finally, based on what you now know, would you vote yes or no on this proposal?

Yes 49%
No 38%
Unsure 14%
Total 100%


Q. Of all that you heard, what would you say was the biggest reason you changed your mind,
and would now vote no on the proposal?

The proposal is extremely complicated 12%
Nothing in this proposal prevents the legislature from diverting funds 22%
The proposal does not provide enough money to compensate for the additional law
enforcement 23%
Michigan already has a large medical marijuana marketplace 17%
The proposal is motivated by sheer greed 15%
There is a loophole that would allow virtually all marijuana to be grown in an unregulated
market 5%
Unsure 6%
Total 100%

Demographics

Age
18-39 12%
40-54 23%
55-65 33%
66 or older 31%
Total 100%

Party
Republican 37%
Democrat 41%
Independent or Third Party 22%
Total 100%

Gender
Male 48%
Female 52%
Total 100%








Region
Flint-Saginaw 12%
North 6%
South Central 16%
Southeast 40%
Upper Peninsula 2%
West 23%
Total 100%

General Vote History
0 2%
1 8%
2 15%
3 18%
4 57%
Total 100%