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Vermont General Election: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Race for President
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.
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
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.
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 Governor
Phil Scott
(R)
Governor Scott supports the depenalization of marijuana use. He has also expressed hesitation in regulating commercial marijuana sale in the state.
Race for Lieutenant Governor
Race for Attorney General
Race for U.S. Senate
Bernie Sanders
(I)
LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
DECRIMINALIZE
MEDICAL USE
Senator Bernie Sanders supports the legalization of marijuana nationwide, full record expungement of those who have been harmed, and creating an industry that allows participation and ownership by those from the communities hardest hit by criminalization.
He was the first Senator in U.S. history to introduce a bill to end marijuana prohibition.
You can read his full plan at https://berniesanders.com/issues/legalizing-marijuana/
Race for U.S. House District At-Large
Race for State Senate District Addison
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Phil Baruth
(D)
LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
MEDICAL USE
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Governor
Phil Scott
(R)
Governor Scott supports the depenalization of marijuana use. He has also expressed hesitation in regulating commercial marijuana sale in the state.
U.S. Senate
Peter Welch
(D)
LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
Senator Welch has claimed that the federal governemnt should defer to states to decide whether marijuana is legalized. He supports Vermont legalizing marijuana without much thought to the thousands of Americans in states with conservtive legislatures that will likely not ever legalize marijuana on their own. He supports the SAFE Banking Act which will allow cannabis companies to have more access to banks.
U.S. Senate
Bernie Sanders
(I)
LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
DECRIMINALIZE
MEDICAL USE
Senator Bernie Sanders supports the legalization of marijuana nationwide, full record expungement of those who have been harmed, and creating an industry that allows participation and ownership by those from the communities hardest hit by criminalization.
He was the first Senator in U.S. history to introduce a bill to end marijuana prohibition.
You can read his full plan at https://berniesanders.com/issues/legalizing-marijuana/
U.S. House District At-Large
State Senate District Addison
State Senate District Bennington
State Senate District Caledonia
State Senate District Chittenden Central
Phil Baruth
(D)
LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE
MEDICAL USE
State Senate District Chittenden North
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State Senate District Essex
State Senate District Franklin
State Senate District Grand Isle
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