Kamala Harris
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ThenSeptember 22, 2010
“Harris opposed Proposition 19, the California ballot measure to legalize marijuana.”
As California AG candidate, Harris opposed marijuana legalization while her office oversaw more than 1,900 marijuana convictions as San Francisco DA
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/11/kamala-harris-prosecuting-marijuana-cases/NowMay 10, 2018
“Times have changed -- marijuana should not be a crime.”
Harris co-sponsored the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act and advocated for full federal legalization
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/where-kamala-harris-stands-on-marijuana-as-she-prepares-to-accept-the-democratic-presidential-nomination/Analysis
Aggressively prosecuted marijuana cases as DA and opposed legalization as AG, then embraced legalization when running for national office where the position was politically popular
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