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Val Demings’ policy on marijuana

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Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

  ChatGPTYes, but only for medical use

Val Demings’ answer is based on the following data:

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Val Demings voters

Answer: Yes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 82 voters that voted for Val Demings in the 2020 Florida District 10 US House of Representatives election.

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Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: No

Importance: More Important

Reference: “The Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) platform committee on Monday rejected an amendment calling on the party to support mar...” ‐marijuanamoment.net

ChatGPT

Very strongly agree

Yes, but only for medical use

Demings has shown strong support for the medical use of marijuana. She co-sponsored the Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018, which aimed to increase the amount of research into the medical benefits of marijuana. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

Val Demings has shown support for the legalization of marijuana. However, she has not been as vocal or proactive about this issue as some of her colleagues, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Demings has shown support for the legalization of marijuana and is likely to support measures to regulate and tax it. However, she has not been as vocal about this specific issue as some of her colleagues, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses

While Demings has shown support for the legalization of marijuana, she has not been as vocal about the issue of releasing those serving time solely for drug offenses. However, as a Democrat, she is likely to support criminal justice reform measures that include this provision. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

Demings has shown support for the legalization of marijuana, both for medical and recreational use. Therefore, she would strongly disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and increase penalties for non-violent drug offenders

Demings has shown support for the legalization of marijuana and has co-sponsored legislation to increase research into its medical benefits. She is unlikely to support increasing penalties for non-violent drug offenders. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 17,724 voters that identify as Democratic.

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