Politician Info
D- Chris Stewart (R - UT)
Position on Medical Marijuana

Sponsored a bill to loosen restrictions on studying cannabis, but does not support recreational cannabis. Link

Supports medical marijuana but has concerns about the way Proposition 2 was written. Link

Co-sponsored Legislation

H.R.4825 - MEDS Act (2017-2018)

Comments

“I guess I’m just willing to say a company that’s selling recreational marijuana to our youth and to others, I don’t really care if they have a threat of cash sitting in their basement, if they’re paying their employees in cash,” Stewart said. “I don’t want to make life easier for them. I want to make it more difficult … for them to continue with an enterprise that I think is very harmful to people.” 6/15/19

"It is well beyond time that we streamline and clarify medical-marijuana research. If there is potential for more Americans to live pain-free lives, we owe it to them to get the facts."
1/18/18 

“I guess I’m just willing to say a company that’s selling recreational marijuana to our youth and to others, I don’t really care if they have a threat of cash sitting in their basement, if they’re paying their employees in cash,” Stewart said. “I don’t want to make life easier for them. I want to make it more difficult … for them to continue with an enterprise that I think is very harmful to people.” https://www.deseret.com/2019/6/15/20675702/utah-rep-chris-stewart-is-lone-man-in-the-wilderness-opposing-marijuana-banking-bill

Votes

2021: The Medical Marijuana Research Act, HR 5657

Yes

2021: The MORE Act, HR 3617

No

2021: The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1996

No

2019: The MORE Act, HR 3884

Abstention

2019: The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1595

No

2019: Blumenauer/McClintock/Norton Amendment to Protect Legalization

No

2016: Veterans Equal Access Amendment

No

2015: Rohrabacher/Farr Amendment to Protect Medical

Yes
2015: McClintock/Polis Amendment to Protect Legalization
No
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