The Pro-Legalization Majority
Rep. Angie Craig, Incumbent, Congressional District 2
History of supporting cannabis law reform as a candidate and as a member of the House of Representatives
Co-sponsored the SAFE Banking Act of 2021
Voted “YES” on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act in 2020 and 2022
Voted “YES” on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in 2019 and 2021
Voted “YES” on the Medical Marijuana Research Act in 2022
Rep. Angie Craig, Incumbent, Congressional District 2 | Press
June 29, 2022
December 31, 2021
July 8, 2021
Rep. Angie Craig, Incumbent, Congressional District 2 | Social
These regulations provide important legal clarity for both small businesses producing cannabis products and for the consumers using them. We still need to legalize it – but, in the meantime, these are important first steps. https://t.co/vwG6YFheBL
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) June 27, 2022
That’s why I joined my colleague, @RepKathleenRice in introducing the CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act to accomplish this across the country. And I will continue to call on the Senate to take up the MORE Act to finally legalize adult-use cannabis.
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) May 28, 2022
Legalizing and regulating marijuana would reduce prescription drug abuse. It’s time for the Senate to vote on the MORE Act! https://t.co/LPopctzxsc
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) April 20, 2022
Today I voted yes to the MORE Act, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana on the federal level. It’s already legal for medical use in 37 states and for recreational use in 18. It’s past time to act nationally. pic.twitter.com/a2Cqf7s82O
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) April 1, 2022
This week the House is expected to take up a vote on the MORE Act – a bill to legalize marijuana on the federal level. Commonsense regulation of cannabis products is vital to having a fair legal system and keeping legitimate businesses out of legal limbo.https://t.co/vtqpysMAp4
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) March 26, 2022
Outdated and prejudicial laws criminalizing marijuana usage can be so harmful to Minnesotans – while preventing legitimate business owners from helping grow our community. Glad to join my colleagues in this important effort. https://t.co/MDMwfiQNFK
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) February 7, 2022
We’ve legalized recreational cannabis use in nearly a third of the country, but the VA won’t agree to simply study the potential benefits on the mental and physical wellbeing of our veterans? THIS is reefer madness.
https://t.co/NgcNWxCvMt— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) November 14, 2021
This is absurd. Using medical marijuana to treat a medical condition shouldn’t rob law-abiding Americans of their constitutional rights. We need to pass and get the MORE Act signed into law. https://t.co/qzG3SP4RXj
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) October 28, 2021
Legalizing marijuana isn’t just the right thing to do — it will help to create jobs and grow our economy. pic.twitter.com/M86hwkyLId
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) October 27, 2021
As @VetAffairsDems Subcommittee on Health prepares to consider a bill to promote research into the benefits of marijuana for veterans, I thought I’d just drop a reminder of this FDA-regulated study showing the promise of THC on PTSD published in March: https://t.co/6uq2hTZo8o
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) October 12, 2021
Excited to see the USDA launching it’s inaugural hemp acreage and production survey. This will help bring hemp and marijuana production into the mainstream!https://t.co/LGr5rueJlo
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) October 4, 2021
One step closer to full legalization – and I’m thrilled to see we’re doing so on a bipartisan basis. We need to responsibly regulate legal marijuana, not perpetuate the decades-long war on drugs. https://t.co/pyrgLwYu8f
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) October 2, 2021
More Minnesotans agree than ever before: It’s well past time we legalize, regulate and tax marijuana statewide. Why does the MN GOP continue to stand in the way? https://t.co/m9kObUjwqv
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) September 13, 2021
I just voted against an amendment that would have denied funding to universities that conduct research on marijuana.
We should be responsibly exploring the medical benefits of marijuana, not continuing to fight an outdated War on Drugs. pic.twitter.com/HadxHvKdho
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) July 28, 2021
Marijuana should be legalized at the federal level. Today, I once again cosponsored the #MOREAct to decriminalize cannabis and invest in communities adversely impacted by the War on Drugs. This is long overdue. https://t.co/DzYqNsNAcu
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) July 2, 2021
Another step toward legalization. I’m excited to see my colleagues clearing the way for further research into cannabis and technology to detect impairment. https://t.co/ND7ABZJ6yO
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) July 18, 2021
I’m no doctor, but the notion that marijuana is a performance-enhancing drug is unconvincing. This week, I joined a letter urging the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to re-evaluate its classification of cannabis as a prohibited substance.
And for Pete’s sake… #LetHerRun! pic.twitter.com/CnTbY6V9Gc
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) July 10, 2021
Excited to join my colleagues in the fight to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. Now is the time to fix our antiquated drug laws!https://t.co/JBHkC38pHO
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) July 9, 2021
I’m not afraid to call out Democrats when they’re wrong. I hope this administration will change course on federal cannabis policy. https://t.co/zH4bR2icFU
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) July 8, 2021
The GOP Senate has failed our state by refusing to pass adult-use cannabis and expungement before leaving for the year. Minnesotans who have been affected by antiquated drug laws — and entrepreneurs who were ready to build new businesses — have been abandoned. https://t.co/Xi6l4MgZbu
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) May 17, 2021
Congratulations to the @mnhouseDFL for passing this long overdue legislation! Legalizing cannabis use for adults will strengthen our economy and help account for historic inequities in drug enforcement. Now it’s time for the Senate to step up and get this across the finish line. https://t.co/ytl2RCGbkk
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) May 14, 2021
I applaud the members of the Minnesota House who took bipartisan action last night to legalize marijuana in Minnesota.
Now, it’s time for the Minnesota Senate to take up and pass this legislation. #MNLeg #LegalizeMN https://t.co/dM9X1tUExn pic.twitter.com/O797tO4cxY
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) May 14, 2021
It’s time to legalize marijuana in Minnesota. #MNLeg #LegalizeMN https://t.co/pS1ATpPT6G
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) May 13, 2021
It is unacceptable that banks and credit unions can face penalties for working with cannabis businesses in states where cannabis is legal. Last night, we passed the bipartisan #SAFEBankingAct to fix this. https://t.co/dXZd8AwIRG
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) April 20, 2021
It’s time to legalize recreational cannabis in our state and expunge small-possession charges from the records of thousands of Minnesotans. https://t.co/ZPTg5PbsIe
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) March 1, 2021
Today, I sent a letter to President Biden regarding my concerns with the administration’s policies regarding @WhiteHouse employees who disclose past marijuana use. I urge the Administration to reverse course. pic.twitter.com/P4AgS58Hr5
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) April 9, 2021
Minnesotans overwhelmingly support the legalization of marijuana, which will address longstanding inequities in our criminal justice system and bring in millions of dollars in tax revenue. This is long overdue – let’s get it done, Minnesota. https://t.co/YtAjVsF30R
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) February 2, 2021
Proud to support the #MOREAct – a long overdue bill to rectify the longstanding injustices that exist in our criminal justice system while allowing the government to collect taxes on billions of dollars’ worth of annual marijuana sales. https://t.co/dAKtZVQayn
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) December 8, 2020
Today, I voted for the bipartisan #MOREAct to end the federal prohibition on marijuana.
This bill helps reverse the disproportionate impact drug laws have had on people of color and expunges non-violent drug convictions. We must improve the way our country regulates cannabis.
— Angie Craig (@RepAngieCraig) December 4, 2020
Rep. Angie Craig, Incumbent, Congressional District 2 | Record
Congressional Record
- 4/4/2022: Voted “YES” on the Medical Marijuana Research Act
- 4/1/2022: Voted “YES” on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2022
- 5/28/2021: Co-sponsored Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021
- 4/19/2021: Voted “YES” on the SAFE Banking Act of 2021
- 3/18/2021: Co-sponsored the SAFE Banking Act of 2021
- 12/4/2020: Voted “YES” on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019
- 9/25/2019: Voted “YES” on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019
- 7/23/2019: Co-sponsored Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019
Survey Response
Rep. Angie Craig (DFL):
- Responded to the MNisReady Coalition Questionnaire and supports:
- Full legalization of cannabis for adults over the age of 21
- A social and racial equity cannabis business licensing program
- Incentives for cannabis industry economic development in economically depressed communities
- Rigorous testing, labeling, and packaging requirements
- Creating a craft market
- Expungement or other removal of cannabis conviction records for possession and small sale or cultivation crimes
- Making underage personal possession a petty misdemeanor civil infraction
- Requiring peace-labor agreements for the cannabis industry
- Employment and housing protections for consumers
- Robust changes to the current medical cannabis market
- Breaking up the current medical cannabis duopoly
- Believes tax revenue should be directed towards education, public health programs, and public health education campaigns
- Says: “I welcome supporters of cannabis legalization to engage with my campaign. I hope to be able to discuss this issue publicly if asked by any supporters during a debate with my opponent, and I will not shy away from continuing to make this an issue I’m focused on”
- Cannabis legalization has been a part of her platform since the first time she ran for office.