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Understanding Kamala Harris’s evolving stance on marijuana helps clarify her past position and the reasons behind her current support for marijuana reform.
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During her tenure as district attorney in San Francisco, over 1,900 individuals were convicted for cannabis offenses. Nevertheless, some
reports indicate that the majority of those apprehended for minor possession did not face incarceration. Only a few individuals were imprisoned for cannabis-related crimes under Harris’ administration.
Kamala Harris was the San Francisco District Attorney (DA) from 2004 to 2011 and the California Attorney General (AG) from 2011 to 2017. The DA is an elected position that determines which arrests in a district to prosecute. The AG is an elected official who advises the governor and state...
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According to The Mercury News, Harris oversaw approximately 1,900 marijuana convictions as DA of San Francisco. She prosecuted more people than her predecessor, Terrence Hallinan, who was considered more liberal. Data compiled by the California Attorney General’s office found that under Harris, 24% of marijuana arrests led to convictions, while under Hallinan, only 18% of arrests led to convictions. But, under Harris, only 45 people went to state prison based on a marijuana conviction. Under Hallinan’s leadership, 135 people went to state prison for a marijuana conviction. Others went to county prison or were given other options for their crime. Paul Henderson, the leader of Harris’s narcotics team in the District Attorney’s office for several years, told The Mercury News, “our policy was that no one with a marijuana conviction for mere possession could do any [jail time] at all.” Instead, people with possession would typically be referred to drug treatment programs rather than prison. Henderson also said that marijuana sales charges often were pleaded down.
Vice President Kamala Harris once agains promoted marijuana legalization during an interview with Seth Meyers on his NBC TV show on Monday night.
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While Harris appears to be behind to push to decriminalize the drug now, it is a complete reversal of the position she took when she was California attorney general from 2011 to 2016.
During her time in the role, nearly 2,000 people went to jail for marijuana related crimes, but many of those cases were prosecuted by independently elected county district attorneys.
As state attorney general she also refused to join other states' efforts in removing marijuana from the DEA's list of dangerous controlled substances.
While working as a prosecutor in San Francisco, she oversaw 2,000 convictions, with 45 people serving jail time.