Garrett Westhoven (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.

Yes I do support this.

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, absolutely. Ensuring we remove stigma and do proper scientific research into what marijuana and its derivatives could offer is critical both for helping those with medical need, and creating jobs right here in Ohio.

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?

Yes, I support this as well. This is the rough equivalent of growing barley or hops if you are a home brewer.

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

Absolutely not. The citizen ballot initiative is already arguably too high, and making harder just deprives Ohioans of their their voice.