Where do the 2017 candidates stand on marijuana policy reform?

Virginia NORML is asking all candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the House of Delegates two questions:

1. Do you support the decriminalization of simple marijuana possession? Decriminalization means substituting civil penalties for criminal prosecution, think “fines not crimes.”

2. Do you support doctor-recommended medical cannabis? Recent polling by Quinnipiac shows 92% of Virginians do.

Remember, Virginia does not have ballot initiatives. The only time you will ever “vote on marijuana” in Virginia is when you cast your ballot for lawmakers that will support reform legislation once elected. Vote wisely.

Candidates for Governor of Virginia

Decrim Medical D Ralph Northam Yes Yes L Cliff Hyra Yes Yes R Ed Gillespie No Yes

Candidates for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Decrim Medical D Justin Fairfax Yes Yes R Jill Vogel No Yes

Candidates for the House of Delegates

Decrim Medical 1 D Alicia D. Kallen 1 R Terry G. Kilgore 2 D Jennifer D. Carroll Foy Yes Yes 2 R Laquan D. Austion 3 D W. C. "Bill" Bunch, Jr. Yes Yes 3 R James W. "Will" Morefield 4 R Todd E. Pillion 5 R Israel D. O'Quinn 6 I Kenneth D. Browning 6 R Jeffrey L. Campbell 7 D Flourette M. Ketner 7 R Larry N. "Nick" Rush 8 D Steve G. McBride 8 R Gregory D. Habeeb 9 D Stephanie C. Cook 9 R Charles D. Poindexter 10 D Wendy W. Gooditis 10 R J. Randall Minchew 11 D S. "Sam" Rasoul 12 D Chris L. Hurst Yes Yes 12 R Joseph R. Yost 13 D Danica A. Roem Yes Yes 13 R Robert G. "Bob" Marshall 14 R D. W. "Danny" Marshall III 15 R C. Todd Gilbert 16 R Les R. Adams 17 D Djuna L. Osborne 17 R Christopher T. Head 18 D Tristan D. Shields 18 R Michael J. Webert Yes 18 G Wilton King Yes Yes 19 R Terry L. Austin 20 D Michele Dixon Edwards 20 L William M. "Will" Hammer 20 R Richard P. "Dickie" Bell 21 D Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler Yes Yes 21 R Ron A. Villanueva 22 R Kathy J. Byron 23 D Natalie A. Short 23 R T. Scott Garrett 24 R Ben L. Cline 24 I John C. Winfrey 25 D Angela M. Lynn Yes Yes 25 R R. Steven "Steve" Landes 26 D Brent M. Finnegan Yes Yes 26 R Tony O. Wilt 27 D Larry V. Barnett Yes Yes 27 R Roxann L. Robinson 28 D Joshua G. Cole 28 R Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr. 29 D Casey S. Turben 29 R Christopher E. Collins 30 D Samuel Ben Hixon Yes Yes 30 R Nick J. Freitas Yes Yes 31 D Elizabeth R. Guzman 31 R L. Scott Lingamfelter 31 I Nathan D. Larson Yes Yes 32 D David A. Reid 32 R Thomas A. "Tag" Greason 33 D Tia L. Walbridge 33 R Dave A. LaRock 34 D Kathleen J. Murphy 34 R Cheryl A. Buford 35 D Mark L. Keam 36 D Kenneth R. "Ken" Plum 37 D David L. Bulova 38 D L. Kaye Kory Yes Yes 38 R Paul B. Haring 39 D Vivian E. Watts Yes Yes 40 D Donte T. Tanner 40 R Timothy D. "Tim" Hugo 41 D Eileen Filler-Corn Yes Yes 42 D Kathy K. L. Tran 42 R Lolita I. Mancheno-Smoak 43 D Mark D. Sickles Yes Yes 44 D Paul E. Krizek Yes Yes 45 D Mark H. Levine Yes Yes 46 D Charniele L. Herring Yes Yes 47 D Patrick A. Hope Yes Yes 48 D R. C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Yes Yes 49 D Alfonso H. Lopez Yes Yes 49 R Adam Roosevelt 50 D Lee J. Carter 50 R Jackson Hunter Miller 51 D Hala S. Ayala 51 R Richard L. Anderson 52 D Luke E. Torian 53 D Marcus B. Simon Yes Yes 53 I Mike S. Casey Yes Yes 54 D Al Durante 54 R Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock 55 D Morgan K. Goodman 55 R H. F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. 56 D Melissa M. Dart Yes Yes 56 R John J. McGuire III 57 D David J. Toscano 58 D Kellen J. Squire 58 R Robert B. Bell III 59 D Tracy L. Carver 59 R C. Matthew Fariss 59 I David Wade Ball 59 G Marcus T. Sutphin 60 D Jamaal M. Johnston 60 R James E. Edmunds II 61 R Thomas C. Wright, Jr. 62 D Sheila Bynum-Coleman Yes Yes 62 R Riley Edward Ingram 63 D Lashrecse D. Aird Yes Yes 64 D Rebecca S. Colaw 64 R Emily M. Brewer 65 D Francis M. Stevens Yes Yes 65 R R. Lee Ware, Jr. 66 D Katie A. Sponsler Yes Yes 66 R M. Kirkland "Kirk" Cox 67 D Karrie K. Delaney 67 R James M. "Jim" LeMunyon 68 D Dawn M. Adams Yes Yes 68 R G. M. "Manoli" Loupassi 69 D Betsy B. Carr 69 R Jacob A. "Jake" Crocker 69 G Montigue T. Magruder Yes Yes 70 D Delores L. McQuinn Yes Yes 71 D Jeff M. Bourne 72 D Schuyler T. VanValkenburg 72 R Edward S. Whitlock III 73 D Debra H. Rodman Yes Yes 73 R John M. O'Bannon III 73 I Christopher P. Cowger 74 D Lamont Bagby 74 I Preston T. Brown Yes Yes 75 D Roslyn C. Tyler 76 R S. Chris Jones 77 D C. E. "Cliff" Hayes, Jr. 77 G Jeff B. Staples Yes Yes 78 R J. A. "Jay" Leftwich, Jr 79 D Steve E. Heretick Yes Yes 80 D Matthew James 81 D Kimberly Anne Tucker Yes Yes 81 R Barry D. Knight 82 D Leigh Anne Bowling 82 R Jason S. Miyares 83 D David E. Rose-Carmack Yes Yes 83 R Chris P. Stolle 84 D Veronica R. Coleman 84 R Glenn Davis Yes 85 D Cheryl B. Turpin 85 R N. D. "Rocky" Holcomb III 86 D Jennifer B. Boysko Yes Yes 86 R Linda C. Schulz 87 D John J. Bell 87 R Subba R. Kolla 88 D Steve R. Aycock 88 R Mark L. Cole 88 I Amanda M. Blalock 88 G Gerald L. Anderson 89 D Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones 89 L Terry Richard Hurst Yes Yes 90 D Joseph C. "Joe" Lindsey 91 D Michael B. Wade 91 R Gordon C. Helsel, Jr Yes Yes 92 D Jeion A. Ward Yes Yes 93 D Michael P. Mullin 93 R Heather L. Cordasco 94 D Zachary E. Wittkamp 94 R David E. Yancey 94 L Michael D. Bartley Yes Yes 95 D Marcia S. "Cia" Price Yes Yes 96 D Kelly A. Delucia Yes Yes 96 R Brenda L. Pogge 97 D Cori E. Johnson 97 R Christopher K. Peace 98 D Sheila Crowley 98 R M. Keith Hodges 99 D Francis Nicholas Edwards 99 R Margaret Bevans Ransone 100 D Willie C. Randall 100 R Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.

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