POLL SHOWS APPROVAL FOR DISPENSARIES

Most Vancouver voters, across age groups, income levels and gender lines, approve of marijuana dispensaries, according to a new opinion poll. About two-thirds of Vancouver voters approve of pot shops in the city, said the study, which was independently conducted by Forum Research of Toronto. Forum president Lorne Bozinoff said Monday the results show “widespread acceptance” for dispensaries in Vancouver. About a quarter of respondents oppose dispensaries in Vancouver, while nine per cent said they don’t have an opinion. Support for dispensaries skewed slightly younger, Bozinoff said, but “there’s not a huge, huge difference by age. ... Even the 65-year-olds, they’re on board.” Likewise, a majority of Vancouver voters approve of dispensaries, across every income level. “It just proves how widespread this idea is,” Bozinoff said. “There are questions about the number (of dispensaries), but just about everybody is fine with the concept.”