Michael Fletcher (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 fully support a proposal such as this, although I do not think it goes far enough.

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?

You can absolutely count on the fact that I would push to correct and improve the failures of the current system and to further deregulate the growth and use of marijuana and hemp and increased funding to research the potential benefits.

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?

I support home growers wholeheartedly and I would support a proposed amendment like this. Going a step further I'd propose and support full legalization of recreational use and growing for any personal use, I would also support reduced restrictions allowing Ohio farmers to grow and market more commercially.

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

I will aggressively oppose any proposal to limit, restrict or otherwise inhibit citizen ballot initiatives. Change starts at the grassroots. The citizen ballot initiative must be maintained as an option to address government.