Aramis Ayala is a former Florida State Attorney in Orange-Osceola County. In March 2017 announced she would no longer pursue low-level drug offenses.

NORML Tallahassee Candidate Questionnaire response: "What is critically important in legalization is that we prioritize addressing the lives of those who have already been impacted by arrests and incarceration that resulted from the criminalization of marijuana." 

NORML Tallahassee Candidate Questionnaire response: "Having served as an Assistant Public Defender for nearly a decade, I have seen the far- reaching negative impacts of criminalizing marijuana. From the arrest records that affect employment opportunities to the waste of time and resources prosecuting this nonviolent crime, criminalization of marijuana serves no legitimate purpose. This is why I have always supported decriminalization."

NORML Tallahassee Candidate Questionnaire: "In 2018 Floridians voted by constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana. I voted in favor of this amendment and fully support it. As Attorney General I will ensure that the will of the people is carried out and all litigation is resolved in their favor."

NORML Tallahassee Candidate Questionnaire: "What is critically important in legalization is that we prioritize addressing the lives of those who have already been impacted by arrests and incarceration that resulted from the criminalization of marijuana." 

NORML Tallahassee Candidate Questionnaire: Please provide a position statement regarding historically and disproportionately targeted cannabis communities.

"The over-policing in some communities has led to the saturation of Black, Latinos, and poor people in our criminal justice system. Too often, we see police stops in these communities based upon the smell or presence of cannabis. It leads to unneccesary, dangerous encounters that fail to build productive and healthy relationships between police and communities they are hired to serve."