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ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - A Cornell University poll finds a majority of New Yorkers favor legalizing medical marijuana.

The Empire State Poll from Cornell's Survey Research Institute interviewed 800 New Yorkers between Feb. 1 and March 29. It asked if they favor or oppose medical marijuana and natural gas drilling in New York.

Legislation to legalize medical marijuana has been introduced for more than a dozen years in New York. It didn't make it to the floor for a vote this year.

A Quinnipiac poll shows that just over 70 percent of New Yorkers think it's a good idea to legalize medicinal marijuana and poll numbers like that have the bill's sponsor optimistic that this might be the year the bill becomes law. But as Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross reports, it won't be without a fight from some vocal opponents to the plan.