CA: AG Candidate Kamala Harris: Don't sell marijuana like liquor

SaC bee ^ | 3/16/10 | Jim Sanders

[NormsRevenge]

Running to become California's top law enforcement officer, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she supports regulating medicinal marijuana dispensaries but not allowing cannabis sale for recreational use.

Harris, meeting with The Bee's Capitol Bureau, said she does not support efforts by San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, to permit marijuana to be sold and taxed much like liquor.

One of six Democratic candidates for attorney general, Harris said that recreational sales would just create new headaches for a beleaguered system that needs to better regulate medical marijuana dispensaries and to assist nonviolent drug offenders.

"This is just going to confuse everything even more," she said of legalizing recreational marijuana use.

Harris said she supports medicinal marijuana - "I have personally known people who have benefited from its use" - but that she thinks California needs consistent standards about ownership and operation of dispensaries.

"I think legislation is probably the best way to do it, because we want a state standard, that would be the most helpful," she said.

Harris is running in the Democratic primary against Assemblymen Ted Lieu of Torrance, Alberto Torrico of Newark, and Pedro Nava of Santa Barbara; Rocky Delgadillo, former Los Angeles city attorney; and Chris Kelly, Facebook's chief privacy officer. Attorney Michael Schmier also is expected to enter the race but has not been active in fundraising.

On other issues:

• Death penalty: "I am personally opposed to the death penalty, but I will follow the law. "

• Three Strikes: Harris said that she could support a modification, but it is not a priority for her. "My policy, in my office, is that the third offense must be a serious or violent crime if we're going to seek a 25-year-to-life sentence."

[NormsRevenge]

Soft on crime.
No, Thanks.

[Ranger Warrior]

Kamela Harris has been the worst DA in San Francisco’s history. She has no concept of justice and social issues are the only ones she pursues. She does not believe in the death penalty, even when there are laws, especially regarding crimes against law enforcement officials wherein an officer was murdered by some punk with an assualt rifle, and she wouldn’t consider the death penalty.

[GeronL]

Quacks prescribe it for everything even to minors for not being able to get to school on time or some such.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

CA could pay off its debt and put the gangs out of business by legalizing pot.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

/mark

[Ken H]

The latest Rasmussen survey (Nov. 2009) has the legalization measure ahead in CA, with 49% in favor and 38% opposed. Surveys done in May, July, and November 2009 show that support has risen from 45% to 47% to 49%, while opposition has declined from 46% to 42% to 38%. That's a 12 point shift in 6 months.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_state_surveys/california/toplines/toplines_california_budget_crisis_may_12_2009

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_state_surveys/california/49_in_california_favor_legalizing_taxing_pot

[ebiskit]

All hippies would ‘finally’ move to California if decriminalized or legalized. . .

tD

[Nate505]

Where are they living now?