Savino Thinks Medical Marijuana Has Enough Votes To Pass, But Cuomo Has His Doubts

Support for the legalization of marijuana is at an all-time high (no pun intended). According to a report in the Huffington Post, for the first time ever a majority of Americans, 52 percent, support the legalization of marijuana. A whopping 72 percent believe that the cost of federal enforcement is simply not worth it.

Led by State Senator Diane Savino, medical marijuana, which is legal in 18 states, is coming to a vote in the New York State Senate, and Savino believes it could pass despite the reservations of Senate Republicans and Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to a report in the New York Daily News.

“Everyone knows this bill will likely pass the New York State Assembly fairly easily,” the Daily News reported Savino saying at a press conference. “The Senate has always been the stumbling block.”

Governor Cuomo is not yet ready to lend his full support to the measure, saying that he doesn’t support the bill “at this time.” He has lent support to decriminalize the possession of marijuana and if polls continue to trend towards the liberalization of marijuana laws there is likely to be greater traction on the issue in the near future.