Vote Hemp 2012 Presidential
Candidate
Report Card
We were unable to formally survey the presidential candidates this year about their positions on industrial hemp. However, based on their public records and/or direct feedback from their campaign offices, we have nonetheless created the Vote Hemp 2012 Voter Guide
to help voters make informed decisions.
If you are not already registered to vote, please register now and be sure to VOTE HEMP this November!
Candidate |
Position |
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Gary Johnson |
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)
Supports allowing U.S. farmers to grow hemp and the development of a domestic hemp industry. Running mate Jim Gray is quoted as saying "Let's treat hemp like cotton."
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Jill Stein
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Jill Stein (Green)
Supports allowing U.S. farmers to grow hemp and the development of a domestic hemp industry. From her Web site: "I want to see a thriving commercial hemp industry providing food, fiber, and other products from the hemp plant."
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Barack Obama |
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Voted in favor of hemp legislation twice while in the Illinois Senate. However, under Obama administration, the Dept. of Justice refused to meet with state officials and Vote Hemp representatives and the Drug Czar conflated hemp and marijuana when he answered our We the People petition with this one short paragraph.
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Mitt Romney |
Mitt Romney (Republican)
Here is a video showing that the candidate has no idea what industrial hemp is. Most likely does not support allowing U.S. farmers to grow hemp and the development of a domestic hemp industry.
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To see our Vote Hemp 2004 Voter Guide, click here.
To see our Vote Hemp 2008 Voter Guide, click here.
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