Office Sought Ballot Name US SENATOR - R John Barrasso US SENATOR - D Gary Trauner A A A A B A A A A US REP - R Liz Cheney US REP - D Greg Hunter A A A A A A A A A 1) Industrial hemp (marijuana plants with no THC) should be moved off of the Schedule 1 drug list. 2) Medical marijuana should be an available choice for individuals with life-threatening conditions. 3) Medical marijuana should be available to individuals who have chronic conditions such as seizure disorders, chonic pain, GOVERNOR - R Mark Gordon and severe autism. 4) Decriminalization: Giving those caught with maijuana fines instead of jail time is a good idea. GOVERNOR - D Mary A. Throne B A A A D C A A A SECRETARY OF STATE - R Edward Buchanan B A A F F D A C B 5) Legalization: Marijuana should be legal to consume as long as the person is over 21. SECRETARY OF STATE - D James W. Byrd A A A A D D B B A STATE AUDITOR - R Kristi Racines STATE AUDITOR - D Jeff Dockter A A A A A B A A A Should be available period. 6) The extra money Wyoming would receive from taxing marijuana sales makes legalization a financially smart move. STATE TREASURER - R Curt Meier SUPT. OF SCHOOLS - R Jillian Balow STATE SENATOR 01 - R Ogden Driskill STATE SENATOR 03 - R Cheri E. Steinmetz Declined 7) Do you support medical marijuana? STATE SENATOR 03 - D Marci Shaver Declined STATE SENATOR 05 - R Lynn Hutchings B B B C F F C B B STATE SENATOR 07 - R Stephan A. Pappas A B B B D D B B C 8) Medical marijuana should be a choice for individuals under the care of a Wyoming licensed care provider. 9) Wyoming citizens' liberty should not be infringed when it comes to nationally recognized STATE SENATOR 09 - D Chris Rothfuss Declined STATE SENATOR 11 - R Larry Hicks forms of effective treatment for illness. STATE SENATOR 11 - D Lee Ann Stephenson A B B B C C B B C It’s time we put this battle behind us. There are hundreds of thousands if not millions of law-abiding Americans including STATE SENATOR 13 - R Tom James A A A A B A A A A veterans, cancer patients and chronic pain patients who use STATE SENATOR 13 - D John M. Hastert marijuana to alleviate their pain and symptoms. Let’s allow them to STATE SENATOR 15 - R Wendy Davis Schuler A A A B C C A B B move out of the shadows and openly take care of their health care STATE SENATOR 17 - R Kate Mead I support medical access. needs without worrying about breaking outdated laws based on antiquated thinking. Comments The war on drugs has made criminals out of valuable citizens in the community and needs to end. I would advocate for this on a moral, fiscal, medical and humanitarian level. I do not support legalization of marijuana for recreational use. When it comes to developing treatments for medical conditions and diseases, I think we need to consider a wide variety of solutions. As I'm sure you are aware, marijuana is currently classified as a schedule one substance which prohibits scientific research into its effectiveness. I support efforts on the federal level to reclassify it to a schedule two so accurate information can be obtained and the safety and dosage can be determined. Until we have further studies and more conclusive evidence about how marijuana can be used to successfully treat diseases without negatively impacting patients and families, I remain concerned about its use. In the meantime, substances like marinol have been shown to provide similar medical benefits to marijuana. Prescribed substances like this are more reliable and have fewer impurities than organics. I've long supported decriminalization of marijuana as a legislator. I support well regulated medical marijuana, but I do not think Wyoming is ready for fully legalized recreational marijuana. I agree with FDA approved medicines that are THC/cannabis based. I am against legalization for recreational use. Declined to answer any survey questions from a special interest group. Wishes to represent all of WY. I think it's ridiculous for anyone to be sent to jail for marijuana use - it's a waste of resources. We have better things to do, but I do not want to answer special interest surveys. In my experience in seeing how medical marijuana has helped veterans and people with disabilities, there is no reason this should not be an option. We need to take away felony penalties; people should not be in jail for cannabis. Medical should be available, but I'm not yet ready to STATE SENATOR 17 - D Mike Gierau A A A A D C A A A accept recreational use. Until medical marijuana can be better controlled and dispensed I am opposed to it's legalization. I will never be in favor of legalization of STATE SENATOR 19 - R R J Kost B D D D F F D D D recreational Marijuana Thank you for your survey. I did not answer the question regarding the licensed medical practitioner because I'm not sure what that means. The question STATE SENATOR 21 - R Bo Biteman A A A B B C B n B was not clear. STATE SENATOR 21 - D Hollis Hackman A A A A C B A A A A medical program like the Michigan plan with a prescription STATE SENATOR 23 - R Jeff Wasserburger B B B A F F B D A available from a physician is acceptable. STATE SENATOR 25 - R Cale Case STATE SENATOR 25 - D Sergio A. Maldonado, Sr. A A A B C B A B C STATE SENATOR 27 - R Bill Landen STATE SENATOR 29 - R Drew Perkins STATE REP 01 - R Tyler Lindholm STATE REP 02 - R Hans Hunt I am open to all policy options when constituents bring up concerns, and I will look at the issues based on their merits, but I do not fill out STATE REP 03 - R Eric Barlow Declined surveys. I have sympathy for people with medical conditions, but medical STATE REP 04 - R Dan R. Kirkbride Declined laws will open the door to recreational use, and we don't want that. I have seen many important gains in research and comfort to those suffering with chronic pain & illnesses such as cancer and debilitating diseases (epilepsy). If we could alleviate those suffering within our state and work within our communities and our university on furthering the research about it's various forms and healing properties for the betterment of our people, then I would support STATE REP 05 - R Shelly Duncan B B B C C C B B B such initiatives. STATE REP 05 - D Joan Brinkley STATE REP 06 - R Aaron Clausen Declined STATE REP 07 - R Sue Wilson STATE REP 08 - R Bob Nicholas STATE REP 08 - D Mitch Guthrie A A A A A A A A A Until the feds change their Schedule I directive, I cannot support rec. There are too many pitfalls. However, when it comes to medicinal STATE REP 09 - R Landon J. Brown use, I am for that when narrowly listed for a set of specific ailments. STATE REP 10 - R John Eklund STATE REP 10 - D Jenefer Pasqua A A A A A A A A A STATE REP 11 - R Jared Olsen STATE REP 11 - D Calob Taylor B B B B C C B B B STATE REP 12 - R Clarence L. Styvar I work in healthcare and corrections. There are far more important things to worry about than cannabis use. Studies demonstrate that components of cannabis help with various health disorders. The state is losing millions because of the lack of distinction between STATE REP 12 - D Ryan Lindsey A A A A A A A A A marijuana and hemp. STATE REP 13 - D Cathy Connolly A A A A A A A A A STATE REP 14 - R Daniel Furphy The questions I did not answer have complicated answers. I'm a nurse and know that medical practitioners abuse narcotic and other controlled drugs. However, it is crazy to put people in jail for pot use and there are a few medical reasons to use this. We are talking social expectations. I'm a science based decision maker. Young people are harmed by too much pot use. But I'm against jail for anyone who uses pot. Fines seem appropriate as long as they are not cheap for the rich and exorbitant for the poor & the young. We need to STATE REP 14 - D Lorraine Saulino-Klein B B n A n n C C A decriminalize this drug and get control of the use. STATE REP 15 - R Donald Burkhart I support cannabis law reform (medical, decrim, and regulated adult STATE REP 16 - R Barbara Allen use), but I do not fill out surveys. STATE REP 16 - D Mike Yin A A A A A A A A A Medical marijuana could truly be an effective treatment for some issues. I wouldn’t be able to support its use for simple injuries - bumps bruises or pain that is not properly diagnosed. The financial issue hasn’t turned out as expected in Colorado. The costs of overall legalization may appear to be higher than the actual financial STATE REP 17 - R Traci Ciepiela A B B B F F B B C benefit. We need to have a plan.