Alston has served many years in the Arizona legislature.  She served in the Arizona Senate from 1976 to 1995.  She later served in the House in LD24 from 2011-2019.  She was then elected to the Senate in LD24 in 2018.  Alston has also served on the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board since 2008.  Alston is seeking reelection for her Senate seat in LD24 this year.  Alston responded to our survey and did not support the legalization of adult-use in Arizona.  She was neutral relative to an understanding of the science behind medical marijuana and supporting the elimination of federal prohibition.  Alston was supportive of not having children removed from a parent due to cannabis use.  She was strongly supportive of the medical marijuana program, working to reduce drastic penalties for non-violent marijuana offenses and expungement of records on marijuana possession or use.  Alston provided us with this quote as well:  “I do support decriminalizing marijuana use and legalizing medical marijuana at the federal level.”  Alston has also co-sponsored a couple of cannabis reform bills including SB1372 which sought to decriminalize 5 grams of marijuana or less and SB1479 which sought to add autism spectrum disorder to the list of qualifying conditions to the AMMA.