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Marijuana Policy Project on Carly Fiorina

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced she is running for president on May 4, 2015.

Where does she stand?

Fiorina does not support the legalization of marijuana for any purpose, including medical use. She recently expressed support for decriminalization.

Forbes on Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina Position: Against Legalization, Favors States Rights

Marijuana Policy Project on Rand Paul

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky announced he is running for president on April 7, 2015.

Where does he stand?

Sen. Paul has consistently supported states’ rights to establish their own marijuana policies, and he has been a vocal supporter of decriminalizing or reducing criminal penalties for those arrested for marijuana possession.

Forbes on Rand Paul

Position: For Legalization.

Marijuana Policy Project on Ted Cruz

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas announced he is running for president on March 23, 2015.

Where does he stand?

At the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, Sen. Cruz said he is opposed to the legalization of marijuana for adult use, but he believes states should have the right to establish their own marijuana policies.

Forbes on Ted Cruz

Position: Favors States Rights

Marijuana Policy Project on Marco Rubio

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida announced he is running for president on April 13, 2015.

Where does he stand?

Sen. Rubio has expressed some support for allowing the use of non-psychoactive forms of medical marijuana, but he is staunchly opposed to the legalization of marijuana for adult use.

Forbes on Marco Rubio

Position: Against

Marijuana Policy Project on Donald Trump

Businessman and television personality Donald Trump announced he is running for president on June 16, 2015.

Where does he stand?

In 1990, Trump said he favored legalizing all drugs, but more recently he has said he opposes legalizing and regulating marijuana for adult use. He supports legal access to medical marijuana, and he has indicated support for letting states set their own marijuana policies.

Forbes on Donald Trump

Position: Cloudy

Marijuana Policy Project on Ben Carson:

Dr. Ben Carson announced he is running for president on May 3, 2015.

Where does he stand? Dr. Carson has expressed some support for allowing the use of medical marijuana, but he has been highly critical of legalizing and regulating marijuana for adult use, citing the thoroughly debunked “gateway drug” theory.

Forbes on Ben Carson

Position: For Medical, Against Recreational

Marijuana Policy Project on Hillary Clinton

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced she is running for president on April 12, 2015.

Where does she stand?

Clinton has expressed support for legal access to medical marijuana and more research into the medical benefits of marijuana.

Forbes on Hillary Clinton

Position: Favors Medical Marijuana

Hillary Clinton, whose husband former President Bill Clinton famously said he smoked marijuana but didn’t inhale, is in favor of medical marijuana in extreme cases. She says she wants to “wait and see” how states are doing with

Marijuana Policy Project on Jeb Bush:

 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced he is running for president on June 15, 2015. 

Where does he stand?

Forbes on Jeb Bush

Position: Against

There was a fierce battle over legalizing medical marijuana in Florida and it was mostly funded by the big Republican donor Shel Adelson. Jeb Bush (who admitted he smoked pot in college) sided with the opponents of the initiative. He

Forbes on Bernie Sanders

Position: For Legalization

Marijuana Policy Project on Bernie Sanders

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced he is running for president on April 30, 2015.

Where does he stand?

Sen. Sanders supports the legalization of medical marijuana, and he has been critical of the war on drugs, particularly with regard to how it has been enforced.

NORMAL, Ill. -- A budding resource for people with certain ailments provides relief, but it's a headache for some employers.

The Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act is the root of confusion. That's the law Former Governor Pat Quinn signed in 2013, and it went into effect a year later, but medical marijuana wasn't legally available until last month.

Now, employers want to know their rights if an employee is using medical marijuana.

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CHEYENNE, WY — A panel of Wyoming lawmakers is backing a bill that would make it a felony to possess a pound or more of marijuana-infused edibles as the state grapples with the legalization of recreational pot for adults by neighboring Colorado.

The draft bill that passed the Wyoming legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in a 7-6 vote would also make it a misdemeanor to possess such items as marijuana-infused brownies, candy and other goodies weighing less than a pound.

The proposal, to be introduced in the Wyoming legislature at a budget session in February, was crafted in response to the dismissal by at least two state judges of cases tied to pot edibles, said state Senator Michael Von Flatern (R-Gillette), a committee member.

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