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		<title>Cal NORML Election Guide 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Komp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates</strong></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">November 2026 Election</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>UPDATED: 8/20/26. We will continue to update as we gather more information about candidates. </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em> <b class="">Got input on candidates or races? <a href="mailto:ellen@canorml.org">Write here.</a> </b> </em></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Artwork: Ruth Anne</h4>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Quick Links: <a href="#Executive">EXECUTIVE </a>/ <a href="#Congress">CONGRESS</a> / <a href="#Senate">STATE SENATE</a> / <a href="#Assembly">STATE ASSEMBLY</a> / <a href="#Local">LOCAL</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: green;">Pro-reform candidates&#8217; names are in green</span>; <span style="color: red;">Anti-reform in red</span>; Neutral in black.</strong></p>
<p><a name="Executive"></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Governor</strong></h1>
<p><strong><span style="color: green;">Xavier Becerra</span></strong> has posted a consistently good record on cannabis issues in a career spanning 12 terms as an L.A.&#8230;</p>]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates</strong></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">November 2026 Election</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>UPDATED: 8/20/26. We will continue to update as we gather more information about candidates. </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em> <b class="">Got input on candidates or races? <a href="mailto:ellen@canorml.org">Write here.</a> </b> </em></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Artwork: Ruth Anne</h4>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Quick Links: <a href="#Executive">EXECUTIVE </a>/ <a href="#Congress">CONGRESS</a> / <a href="#Senate">STATE SENATE</a> / <a href="#Assembly">STATE ASSEMBLY</a> / <a href="#Local">LOCAL</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: green;">Pro-reform candidates&#8217; names are in green</span>; <span style="color: red;">Anti-reform in red</span>; Neutral in black.</strong></p>
<p><a name="Executive"></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Governor</strong></h1>
<p><strong><span style="color: green;">Xavier Becerra</span></strong> has posted a consistently good record on cannabis issues in a career spanning 12 terms as an L.A.&hellip;</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Cal NORML Election Guide and Results &#8211; Primary Election 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.canorml.org/cal-norml-election-guide-2026-primary-election/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Komp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-46128 size-full" src="https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/flaggirlart.png" alt="A woman waving a &#34;California Republic&#34; flag carries an armful of marijuana plants. She is depicted against a yellow sunlit background. Text at the bottom reads, &#34;Sow the seeds of Victory!&#34; Cal NORML. " width="504" height="672" srcset="https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/flaggirlart.png 504w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/flaggirlart-225x300.png 225w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/flaggirlart-450x600.png 450w" sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" /></strong></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates</strong></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">June 2026 Primary Election</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em> <b class="">Got input on candidates or races? <a href="mailto:ellen@canorml.org">Write here.</a> </b> </em></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Artwork: Ruth Anne</h4>
<p><em>UPDATED 6/29/26</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Quick Links: <a href="#Executive">EXECUTIVE </a>/ <a href="#Congress">CONGRESS</a> / <a href="#Senate">STATE SENATE</a> / <a href="#Assembly">STATE ASSEMBLY</a> / <a href="#Local">LOCAL</a></strong></p>
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<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Governor</strong></h1>
<p><strong><em>RESULTS: Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are heading to the November run-off. Hilton <a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-endorsed-gop-california-gubernatorial-candidate-says-marijuana-taxes-and-regulations-are-too-high/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently said</a> he thinks California&#8217;s cannabis taxes are too high.  </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Xavier Becerra</strong> &#8211; In 2016, as California&#8217;s Attorney General, Becerra <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/11/becerra-california-marijuana-238246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Politico</a> he would be defending California&#8217;s new law legalizing marijuana against possible federal interference, and admitted he tried weed “at a younger time.”&#8230;</p>]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates</strong></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">June 2026 Primary Election</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em> <b class="">Got input on candidates or races? <a href="mailto:ellen@canorml.org">Write here.</a> </b> </em></p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Artwork: Ruth Anne</h4>
<p><em>UPDATED 6/29/26</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Quick Links: <a href="#Executive">EXECUTIVE </a>/ <a href="#Congress">CONGRESS</a> / <a href="#Senate">STATE SENATE</a> / <a href="#Assembly">STATE ASSEMBLY</a> / <a href="#Local">LOCAL</a></strong></p>
<p><a name="Executive"></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Governor</strong></h1>
<p><strong><em>RESULTS: Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are heading to the November run-off. Hilton <a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-endorsed-gop-california-gubernatorial-candidate-says-marijuana-taxes-and-regulations-are-too-high/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently said</a> he thinks California&#8217;s cannabis taxes are too high.  </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Xavier Becerra</strong> &#8211; In 2016, as California&#8217;s Attorney General, Becerra <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/11/becerra-california-marijuana-238246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Politico</a> he would be defending California&#8217;s new law legalizing marijuana against possible federal interference, and admitted he tried weed “at a younger time.”&hellip;</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>2024 California Election Results For Cannabis Candidates &#038; Measures</title>
		<link>https://www.canorml.org/vote2024/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Komp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 03:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="wpa-warning wpa-long-alt alignleft wp-image-37445 size-medium" src="https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-300x300.png" alt="An image featuring a cloud shaped like a cannabis leaf in a blue sky. Above, the text reads &#34;California NORML SMOKE THE VOTE.&#34; Below, it states &#34;NOVEMBER 2024&#34; and &#34;CaNORML.org/vote2024. Check out the California Voters Guide for more on cannabis candidates and measures. CA Norml" width="300" height="300" data-warning="Long alt text" srcset="https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-300x300.png 300w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-200x200.png 200w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-768x768.png 768w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-600x600.png 600w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-150x150.png 150w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-120x120.png 120w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>In our 2023 Membership Survey, 47% of respondents said their vote is &#8220;Always&#8221; strongly influenced by a candidate&#8217;s position on marijuana, and another 34% said it &#8220;Usually&#8221; is. Also, 63% said they consulted our 2022 voter guide.</p>
<p><strong>If you appreciate getting voting information from Cal NORML, please consider </strong><strong>supporting us with <a href="https://california-norml.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a personal or business membership</a>​ or <a href="https://www.canorml.org/get-involved/donate-to-cal-norml/">donation.</a>​ </strong><a href="https://www.canorml.org/our-mission/">Read more about Cal NORML.</a><em>​</em></p>
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<h3><strong><a href="https://vote.norml.org/states/CA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read about all federal and state races, candidates&#8217; voting records, and more at National NORML&#8217;s Smoke the Vote Guide.</a></strong></h3>&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="wpa-warning wpa-long-alt alignleft wp-image-37445 size-medium" src="https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-300x300.png" alt="An image featuring a cloud shaped like a cannabis leaf in a blue sky. Above, the text reads &quot;California NORML SMOKE THE VOTE.&quot; Below, it states &quot;NOVEMBER 2024&quot; and &quot;CaNORML.org/vote2024. Check out the California Voters Guide for more on cannabis candidates and measures. CA Norml" width="300" height="300" data-warning="Long alt text" srcset="https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-300x300.png 300w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-200x200.png 200w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-768x768.png 768w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-600x600.png 600w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-150x150.png 150w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy-120x120.png 120w, https://www.canorml.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smokethevote-2024-copy.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>In our 2023 Membership Survey, 47% of respondents said their vote is &#8220;Always&#8221; strongly influenced by a candidate&#8217;s position on marijuana, and another 34% said it &#8220;Usually&#8221; is. Also, 63% said they consulted our 2022 voter guide.</p>
<p><strong>If you appreciate getting voting information from Cal NORML, please consider </strong><strong>supporting us with <a href="https://california-norml.square.site/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a personal or business membership</a>​ or <a href="https://www.canorml.org/get-involved/donate-to-cal-norml/">donation.</a>​ </strong><a href="https://www.canorml.org/our-mission/">Read more about Cal NORML.</a><em>​</em></p>
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<h3><strong><a href="https://vote.norml.org/states/CA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read about all federal and state races, candidates&#8217; voting records, and more at National NORML&#8217;s Smoke the Vote Guide.</a></strong></h3>&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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