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Florida Medical Marijuana Poll Suggests Potential Awkwardness For Rick Scott

Poll Shows Potential Trouble For Rick Scott On Marijuana
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MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks to the media during a visit to the Advanced Pharma to kick-off the grand opening of their new facility that hopes to create 60 new jobs by 2014 on February 21, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Florida Gov. Rick Scott reversed himself on February 20, 2013 and now is callling for an expansion of Medicaid to Florida residents under the federal Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

As many as seven in 10 Florida voters support a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana - more than enough to ensure passage and possibly affect the governor's race -- according to a new poll from a group trying to put the measure on the 2014 ballot.

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