Chris Stanley (D)

2020 Voter Guide Questionnaire

1. Do you support or oppose changing state law to allow adults 21 and older to possess limited amounts of marijuana and establishing a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol? Under such a system, it would remain illegal to consume marijuana in public and drive under the influence of marijuana.

I support changing state law to allow adults 21 and older to possess limited amounts of marijuana and establishing a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed.

2. Other states which legalized medical cannabis around the same time as Ohio have programs that are further ahead and functioning much better than Ohio’s. The patients of Ohio have expressed concerns and are generally dissatisfied with the program. Can the patients count on you to spend time on making improvements to the medical marijuana program?

Yes they can. I am a firm believer in the ability of medical marijuana to help people in Ohio in a way that doesn't get them hooked on addictive opioids.

3. If an amendment to H.B.523 were proposed that would allow patients and/or caregivers to grow a limited amount of plants in their home, would you support or oppose the amendment?

People are able to have limited home brew systems in their houses for alcoholic beverages (you can even buy cheap ones at various retail stores) and if we are to be consistent in the law, then yes, I would support an amendment to allow patients/caregivers to grow a limited amount of plants in their homes.

4. If introduced, would you oppose a resolution that would make the citizen ballot initiative process more difficult than it already is?

Yes I would oppose such a resolution.