Minnesota Guide

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Upcoming Election
Minnesota General Election: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Race for President
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Kamala Harris (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE MEDICAL USE

Vice President Kamala Harris pledges to federally legalize marijuana, ensuring that access to cannabis is “the law of the land."

If elected, she will "break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally, working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land." 

The Democratic presidential nominee’s cannabis plan to "legalize marijuana at the federal level to break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back" is part of what her campaign calls an "opportunity agend." (10/14/24)

As Vice President, Harris has repeatedly stated that Americans should not be incarcerated for marijuana use. She’s championed the Biden administration’s efforts to pardon low-level marijuana offenders and to loosen certain federal cannabis restrictions. And as the Democratic presidential nominee, she’s the first major party candidate to have ever called for the plant’s legalization and regulation. 

C
Donald Trump (R) DECRIMINALIZE

Following the passage of Congressional amendments limiting the Justice Department from taking prosecutorial actions against those in legal marijuana states, Former President Trump consistently issued signing statements indicating that he believed that he had the power to disregard these amendments because he believed them to be unconstitutional. (Source)

Regarding Florida's 2024 Amendment 3, Trump said, "someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States.” (8/31/24)

Race for Vice President
A
Tim Walz (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE MEDICAL USE

Governor Walz has been an outspoken proponent of adult-use marijuana legalization and in 2019 he ordered state agencies to begin taking steps to prepare for a change in law.

C
J.D. Vance (R)

Vance was among the nine members of the Senate Banking Committee who voted in the minority against the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act in September 2023. That bill is still pending floor action, and Democratic leadership has repeatedly described it as a priority without advancing it further, but Vance said he opposed it in part because he believes it would inadvertently make it easier for illicit operators to traffic other drugs such as fentanyl. Asked about his opposition to the legislation in April 2024, the senator argued that it “was crafted in such a way that actually would have opened up access to banking resources for fentanyl traffickers and others.” There’s no clear evidence that that’s the case, but Vance has more generally discussed his concerns with the fentanyl trade on several occasions. (7/15/24)

During a campaign event with the Milwaukee Police Association in Wisconsin, Vance said he spoke to a police officer who told him that "we’ve got fentanyl in our marijuana bags that our teenagers are using," echoing a claim about laced cannabis that’s been routinely contested by advocates and certain state regulators: "Look, I’m the parent of three young kids… A seven-year-old, a four-year-old and a two-year-old. We don’t have to worry about this yet, but I’m certain—because kids are kids—that one day, one of my kids is going to take something or do something that I don’t want them to take. But I don’t want that mistake to ruin their life. I want them to learn from it. I want their parents to be able to punish them. I don’t want our kids to make mistakes on American streets and have it take their lives away from them," he said, suggesting that he recognizes when his children grow up they may experiment with certain substances such as marijuana, but he’s more concerned with potentially lethal contamination. (8/16/24)

Race for U.S. House District 1
F
Brad Finstad (R) MANDATORY MINIMUMS JAIL TIME FOR POSSESSION
Race for U.S. House District 4
A+
Betty McCollum (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for U.S. House District 5
A+
Ilhan Omar (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for U.S. House District 7
F
Michelle Fischbach (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for U.S. House District 8
A
Jennifer Schultz (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 10A
F
Ron Kresha (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 12A
F
Paul Anderson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 12B
F
Mary Franson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 13B
F
Tim O'Driscoll (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 15A
F
Chris Swedzinski (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 15B
F
Paul Torkelson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 18A
A-
Jeff Brand (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 21A
C
Joe Schomacker (R) DECRIMINALIZE
Race for State House District 24A
F
Duane Quam (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 24B
A+
Tina Liebling (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 26B
F
Greg Davids (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 28B
F
Mary Murphy (D) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 29A
F
Joe McDonald (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 29B
F
Marion Rarick (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 31B
F
Peggy Scott (R) NO MEDICAL USE
Race for State House District 34B
C
Melissa Hortman (D) DECRIMINALIZE
Race for State House District 38B
A
Samantha Vang (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 39A
A
Erin Koegel (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 43B
A+
Mike Freiberg (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 44A
C
Peter Fischer (D) DECRIMINALIZE
Race for State House District 45B
Race for State House District 51A
A-
Michael Howard (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 53B
C
Rick Hansen (D) DECRIMINALIZE
Race for State House District 54A
A-
Brad Tabke (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 56B
A
John Huot (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 59A
A+
Fue Lee (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 62A
A
Aisha Gomez (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 64A
A-
Kaohly Her (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Race for State House District 67B
A
Jay Xiong (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Your Elected Officials
Governor
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Tim Walz (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE MEDICAL USE

Governor Walz has been an outspoken proponent of adult-use marijuana legalization and in 2019 he ordered state agencies to begin taking steps to prepare for a change in law.

Lieutenant Governor
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Peggy Flanagan (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE MEDICAL USE
Attorney General
U.S. Senate
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Tina Smith (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE MEDICAL USE

Senator Tina Smith supports federal legalization and regulation of adult-use marijuana. She supports a model of marijuana oversight similar to the current oversight on tobacco and alcohol. Smith understands the systematic racist roots of cannabis policy and advocates to combat this through thoughtful policies.

U.S. Senate
B
Amy Klobuchar (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE
U.S. House District 1
F
Brad Finstad (R) MANDATORY MINIMUMS JAIL TIME FOR POSSESSION
U.S. House District 2
A+
Angie Craig (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
U.S. House District 3
A+
Dean Phillips (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
U.S. House District 4
A+
Betty McCollum (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
U.S. House District 5
A+
Ilhan Omar (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
U.S. House District 6
C-
Tom Emmer (R)
U.S. House District 7
F
Michelle Fischbach (R) NO MEDICAL USE
U.S. House District 8
State Senate District 1
D+
State Senate District 2
F
Steve Green (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State Senate District 11
D-
Jason Rarick (R)

Senator Rarick declared in an interview that he "can't get behind" legalizing recreational marijuana, although he thinks "we should be backing off a little bit" on marijuana enforcement.

State Senate District 13
C-
Jeff Howe (R)
State Senate District 14
A-
Aric Putnam (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State Senate District 17
F
Glenn Gruenhagen (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State Senate District 20
C
Steve Drazkowski (R) DECRIMINALIZE
State Senate District 21
B
Bill Weber (R) MEDICAL USE
State Senate District 33
C
Karin Housley (R)
Special Election
State Senate District 37
State Senate District 39
A
Mary Kunesh (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State Senate District 40
A-
John Marty (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State Senate District 49
State Senate District 59
B+
Bobby Joe Champion (D) MEDICAL USE
State Senate District 64
A
Erin Murphy (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 1B
F
Deb Kiel (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 8A
A
Liz Olson (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 10A
F
Ron Kresha (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 12A
F
Paul Anderson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 12B
F
Mary Franson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 13B
F
Tim O'Driscoll (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 15A
F
Chris Swedzinski (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 15B
F
Paul Torkelson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 16A
F
Dean Urdahl (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 18A
A-
Jeff Brand (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 19B
F
John Petersburg (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 21A
C
Joe Schomacker (R) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 24A
F
Duane Quam (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 24B
A+
Tina Liebling (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 26A
C
Gene Pelowski (D) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 26B
F
Greg Davids (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 28A
F
Brian Johnson (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 29A
F
Joe McDonald (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 29B
F
Marion Rarick (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 31B
F
Peggy Scott (R) NO MEDICAL USE
State House District 34B
C
Melissa Hortman (D) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 38A
C
Michael Nelson (D) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 38B
A
Samantha Vang (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 39A
A
Erin Koegel (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 40B
A-
Jamie Becker-Finn (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 43B
A+
Mike Freiberg (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 44A
C
Peter Fischer (D) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 44B
C
Leon Lillie (D) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 49A
C
State House District 51A
A-
Michael Howard (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 53B
C
Rick Hansen (D) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 54A
A-
Brad Tabke (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 56B
A
John Huot (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 58B
C+
Patrick Garofalo (R) DECRIMINALIZE
State House District 59A
A+
Fue Lee (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 61A
A
Frank Hornstein (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 62A
A
Aisha Gomez (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 62B
A
State House District 64A
A-
Kaohly Her (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
State House District 67B
A
Jay Xiong (D) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE