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Where does Ashley Hinson stand on medical marijuana?

Matches stated direction. She voted for a 2022 medical marijuana research law, against a bill to decriminalize cannabis, and for a bill protecting banks that serve cannabis businesses.

Ashley Hinson

Marijuana: medical use and research

Matches stated direction

What they say

At an Iowa town hall in June 2025, while in the House, she said medical marijuana should be for medical use and that it is important to have a robust medical program like Iowa's. She said she was concerned about "free-for-alls" around marijuana and would "happily" take a look at it if the science backs it up.

“I think what's really important around the conversation around medical marijuana is making sure that it's for medical use”

Source: Marijuana Moment

What the record shows · Jul 26, 2022

She voted Yea on the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H.R. 8454, on July 26, 2022 (Roll Call 392, passed 325 to 95); it became Public Law 117-215. She voted Nay on the MORE Act, H.R. 3617, a bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, on April 1, 2022 (Roll Call 107, passed 220 to 204). She voted Yea on the SAFE Banking Act, H.R. 1996, a bill to protect banks that serve cannabis businesses, on April 19, 2021 (Roll Call 120, passed 321 to 101).

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Congress.gov, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, GovInfo, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, GovInfo

Limit: Her words come from a news report of the town hall; her campaign site states no position on marijuana. The banking vote is about banks, not medical use.

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