So far, seven candidates running for US Congress in Washington have completed the Grassroots Netroots Alliance survey. Of the 7, 4 are Democrats, one’s a Republican, one’s a Green, and one’s an Independent. Only one of these candidates isn’t with us 100% on drug policy. And it’s not the Republican. Keith Arnold, a Democrat running for Congress in the 8th district says he supports industrial hemp farming, but he says he “would need details supporting approval.” And, he’s not for legal marijuana, or harm reduction instead of incarceration. The six other candidates who have responded so far (three Democrats, a Republican, a Green, and an independent) all support industrial hemp, legal marijuana, and harm reduction instead of incarceration.

So far, three candidates running for Governor in Washington have completed the Grassroots Netroots Alliance survey, an Independent, a Green, and a Republican. Only the Green, Duff Badgley, is on the fence. He supports industrial hemp farming, but he’s unsure about legal marijuana and harm reduction instead of incarceration. The Independent and the Republican are both on our side. John Aiken, Jr., the Republican, says marijuana should get the same treatment that alcohol does. James White, the Independent, says we should stop wasting tax dollars on something that is no more dangerous than alcohol.

So far, one candidate for Secretary of State has responded, Mark Greene with the Party of Commons, and he is with us.

And, so far, seven candidates running for state legislature have responded, 5 Democrats, an Independent and a Libertarian. One of the candidates is an incumbent running for reelection, Rosemary McAuliffe, the state senator for the 1st legislative district. She’s the only one that’s lukewarm in her support for reform. She supports the reintroduction of eco-friendly industrial hemp farming. And, she does support the use of marijuana for medical benefits. But, she’s unsure about legal marijuana and harm reduction instead of incarceration. All of the other state legislative candidates, so far, have been universally supportive. For one, John Moyna, an independent running for State Senate in the 3rd legislative district, says, “the government should immediately DE-criminalize hemp production. Marijuana should NEVER have been classified as drug, and HEMP is supposed to be cash crop just like corn, cotton, and lumber.”