Cal NORML has compiled votings records of California legislators on cannabis bills in the 2023/24 session. Based on these, other past records, and responses to our candidate questionnaires, we have assigned candidates grades at the NORML Smoke the Vote Guide.
Below are candidates who, because of their past record and/or stance on cannabis reform, are endorsed by Cal NORML. Other candidates may be added as we gather more information.
In Cal NORML’s 2023 Membership Survey, 47% of respondents said their vote is “Always” strongly influenced by a candidate’s position on marijuana, and another 34% said it “Usually” is. Also, 63% said they consulted our 2022 voter guide before voting.
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Congressional Endorsements
| c02 | Eureka | Jared | Huffman | ENDORSED |
| c05 | El Dorado Hills | Tom | McClintock | ENDORSED |
| c06 | Sacramento | Ami | Bera | ENDORSED |
| c08 | Solano | John | Garamendi | ENDORSED |
| c09 | Stockton | Josh | Harder | ENDORSED |
| c11 | San Francisco | Nancy | Pelosi | ENDORSED |
| c14 | Pleasanton | Eric | Swalwell | ENDORSED |
| c15 | San Mateo | Kevin | Mullin | ENDORSED |
| c16 | Santa Clara | Evan | Low | ENDORSED |
| c17 | Sunnyvale | Ro | Khanna | ENDORSED |
| c18 | San Jose | Zoe | Lofgren | ENDORSED |
| c19 | Santa Cruz | Jimmy | Panetta | ENDORSED |
| c23 | Hesperia | Derek | Marshall | ENDORSED |
| c24 | Santa Barbara | Salud | Carbajal | ENDORSED |
| c25 | Riverside – Imperial | Raul | Ruiz | ENDORSED |
| c26 | Camarillo | Julia | Brownley | ENDORSED |
| c28 | Los Angeles | Judy | Chiu | ENDORSED |
| c29 | Panorama City | Luz | Rivas | ENDORSED |
| c30 | Los Angeles | Laura | Friedman | ENDORSED |
| c32 | Los Angeles | Brad | Sherman | ENDORSED |
| c33 | Los Angeles | Pete | Aguilar | ENDORSED |
| c34 | Los Angeles | Jimmy | Gomez | ENDORSED |
| c35 | Ontario | Norma | Torres | ENDORSED |
| c36 | Beverly Hills | Ted | Lieu | ENDORSED |
| c37 | Culver City | Sydney | Kamlager-Dove | ENDORSED |
| c41 | Corona | Will | Rollins | ENDORSED |
| c42 | Long Beach | Robert | Garcia | ENDORSED |
| c43 | Inglewood | Maxine | Waters | ENDORSED |
| c46 | Anaheim | Lou | Correa | ENDORSED |
| c47 | Irvine | Dave | Min | ENDORSED |
| c49 | Vista | Mike | Levin | ENDORSED |
| c50 | La Jolla | Scott | Peters | ENDORSED |
| C51 | San Diego | Sara | Jacobs | ENDORSED |
| c52 | Chula Vista | Juan | Vargas | ENDORSED |
State Senate Endorsements
| S05 | Modesto | Jerry | McNerney | ENDORSED |
| S09 | Orinda | Tim | Grayson | ENDORSED |
| S07 | Oakland | Jesse | Arreguin | ENDORSED |
| S11 | San Francisco | Scott | Wiener | ENDORSED |
| S13 | San Mateo | Josh | Becker | ENDORSED |
| S15 | Campbell | Dave | Cortese | ENDORSED |
| S17 | Santa Cruz | John | Laird | ENDORSED |
| S21 | Santa Barbara | Monique | Limón | ENDORSED |
| S27 | Calabasas | Henry | Stern | ENDORSED |
| S29 | Fullerton | Eloise | Reyes | ENDORSED |
| S33 | Long Beach | Lena | Gonzalez | ENDORSED |
| S37 | Irvine | Josh | Newman | ENDORSED |
State Assembly Endorsements
| a02 | Santa Rosa | Chris Rogers | ENDORSED |
| a04 | Davis | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | ENDORSED |
| a07 | Rancho Cordova | Josh Hoover | ENDORSED |
| a10 | Elk Grove | Stephanie Nguyen | ENDORSED |
| a11 | Fairfield | Lori Wilson | ENDORSED |
| a12 | San Rafael | Damon Connolly | ENDORSED |
| a13 | Tracy | Rhodesia Ransom | ENDORSED |
| a14 | Oakland | Buffy Wicks | ENDORSED |
| a17 | San Francisco | Matt Haney | ENDORSED |
| a18 | Oakland | Mia Bonta | ENDORSED |
| a20 | Hayward | Liz Ortega | ENDORSED |
| a21 | San Mateo | Diane Papan | ENDORSED |
| a23 | Palo Alto | Marc Berman | ENDORSED |
| a24 | Milpitas | Alex Lee | ENDORSED |
| a25 | San Jose | Ash Kalra | ENDORSED |
| a27 | Merced | Esmeralda Soria | ENDORSED |
| a28 | Santa Cruz | Gail Pellerin | ENDORSED |
| a29 | Monterey | Robert Rivas | ENDORSED |
| a30 | San Luis Obispo | Dawn Addis | ENDORSED |
| a31 | Fresno | Joaquin Arambula | ENDORSED |
| a37 | Santa Barbara | Gregg Hart | ENDORSED |
| a38 | Ventura | Steve Bennett | ENDORSED |
| a39 | Hesperia | Juan Carrillo | ENDORSED |
| a40 | Santa Clarita | Pilar Schiavo | ENDORSED |
| a47 | Palm Springs | Greg Wallis | ENDORSED |
| a48 | W. Covina | Blanca Rubio | ENDORSED |
| a49 | Monterey Park | Mike Fong | ENDORSED |
| a51 | Santa Monica | Rick Zbur | ENDORSED |
| a54 | Los Angeles | Mark Gonzalez | ENDORSED |
| a55 | Culver City | Isaac Bryan | ENDORSED |
| a57 | S. Los Angeles | Efren Martinez | ENDORSED |
| a60 | Perris | Corey Jackson | ENDORSED |
| a61 | Inglewood | Tina McKinnor | ENDORSED |
| a64 | Downey | Blanca Pacheco | ENDORSED |
| a65 | Compton | Mike Gipson | ENDORSED |
| A67 | Fullerton | Sharon Quirk-Silva | ENDORSED |
| a68 | Anaheim | Avelino Valencia | ENDORSED |
| a73 | Irviine | Cottie Petrie-Norris | ENDORSED |
| a77 | Carlsbad | Tasha Boerner | ENDORSED |
| a78 | San Diego | Chris Ward | ENDORSED |
| a80 | Chula Vista | David Alvarez | ENDORSED |
