Here’s a new wrinkle: Pro-Clinton Latino surge could hurt marijuana legalization push Read more her

While a surge in Latino voters could help Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, it could hurt efforts to legalize marijuana in nine more states.

Hispanics are less likely to back legalization than either white or black voters, according to a poll released last month by the Pew Research Center.

Forty-six percent of Hispanics said the drug should be legal, while 49 percent said it should remain illegal, the poll found. By comparison, big majorities of both black and white voters – 59 percent – said it was time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana.

Latinos could determine who moves into the White House – and they may also be the deciding votes in either direction on the marijuana initiatives. Sarah Trumble, Third Way think tank

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