Thom Tillis in Cannabis Voter Project

On Drugs: Allow marijuana research, but no legalization except hemp

Has not supported any of the following:
• Allow Cannabis Businesses To Use Banks
• Allow VA Doctors To Recommend Medical Cannabis
• Allow States To Legalize Medical Cannabis
• Allow States To Legalize Recreational Cannabis
• End Cannabis Prohibition At Federal Level
• Cosponsors the Hemp Farming Bill of 2018, which would end the federal prohibition of industrial hemp.
• Cosponsors the MEDS Act, which would remove barriers to medical cannabis research.
• Quote: "For me, it is crucial that we continue to educate ourselves on all the short-term and long-term consequences of marijuana use before we consider unrestricted legalization of the drug." (2018)
• A spokesperson for Sen. Tillis told Vice: "Senator Tillis is opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana at the federal level, but he supports efforts to remove regulatory roadblocks that place unnecessary limits on legitimate research into medical marijuana and derivatives." (2018)