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Marijuana policy

Campaign positions remain attributed. Official actions are shown separately, with narrow relationship labels and limits.

Campaign positions

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Ashley Hinson

Her reviewed campaign issues page addresses fentanyl trafficking and violent crime under public safety but states no position on marijuana.

Ashley Hinson for Iowa

Josh Turek

His reviewed campaign platform addresses prescription-drug costs and stopping fentanyl at the border but states no position on marijuana.

Josh Turek for Iowa

Thomas Laehn

His campaign says the first bill he would introduce in the Senate would decriminalize the possession and use of marijuana, on the grounds that investigating, prosecuting and incarcerating users costs taxpayers more than the laws are worth.

Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate

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  1. Reviewed Sep 7, 2026

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    His campaign says he would introduce a Senate bill to decriminalize marijuana possession and use. No like-for-like federal or state legislative vote or sponsorship exists for comparison because his current public role is county attorney, not legislator. Limit: A prosecutor's case record is different from a legislative record and should not be inferred from job title. A future review would need case-level evidence and context.

    Thomas Laehn for U.S. Senate Greene County, Iowa

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