Marijuana
Jerry Brown
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Oct. 5, 2010GQ: Legalizing pot is a serious issue in California these days. In 2008, the state arrested 60,000 people for possession. Brown: You know, the number one drug on the street is marijuana. The cartels are increasingly taking over. This is a serious problem. GQ: Do you think legalization would make that better or worse? Brown: I've given you my position. GQ: Yes, you have. I'm asking you why it's your position. Brown: I think it's more prudent for California not to embrace a legalization strategy. GQ: Why? Brown: I don't think fostering chemicals is a smart move. GQ: Should we illegalize alcohol? Brown: I think the advertising and the excess of alcohol is a serious problem, and even legal drugs in the form of prescriptions is a serious problem. GQ: I've never heard of a cartel killing somebody over ambien. Brown: I understand you like pot. I don't. GQ: I'm not saying I like pot. I'm saying nobody wants to illegalize alcohol, and I'm asking why pot is different. Brown: What do we call that? A noble experiment. GQ: If Prop 19 passes, will you challenge it? Brown: Generally speaking when a law is passed, the Attorney General defends it. GQ: But you managed to find a "novel theory" to challenge Proposition 8. Brown: I did, but that's unusual. GQ: So, would you find a novel theory to challenge Proposition 19? Brown: You know, I'd want to look at that.
Source: GQ MagazineTags: Gay marriage, Marijuana, Policy or issue position, Quotable
Meg Whitman
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Sept. 14, 2010On Proposition 19, legalization of marijuana: I’m against it. Totally against it. ... It’s just not the right thing for California, for the kids, and every law enforcement official will tell you the same thing. They just think this will increase crime, not decrease crime. Host: What about those who say if you legalize it you take it out of the hands of criminals, you make it a profit center for people and create taxes and jobs? Whitman: I don’t subscribe to that theory, I think it’s just wrong. Why do we need yet another mind-altering substance that is made legal? I think it will you know, increase crime and increase things that are not good for everyone.
Source: Good Day LATags: Crime, Marijuana, Policy or issue position
Meg Whitman
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July 28, 2010Host: One-word answer: Are you for the legalization of marijuana? Whitman: Bad idea. I'm no on the legalization of marijuana in California.
Source: San Francisco ChronicleTags: Marijuana, Specific policy point or details
Meg Whitman
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July 22, 2010Ray Appleton: So you wouldn't be in favor of Prop. 19? Meg Whitman: I am not in favor of Prop. 19. I think it's the wrong thing for California. And as you talk to most law enforcement officials, they tell you the same thing. I think it tells you something when virtually every single law enforcement leader in the state of California is against Prop. 19, we should not be legalizing marijuana.
Source: KMJ (Fresno)Tags: Marijuana, Specific policy point or details
Meg Whitman
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July 22, 2010Ray Appleton: What do you think about Oakland making news with regulation on pot farms? Meg Whitman: I think it's wrong. I do not think that we should legalize marijuana. I don't think we need more mind-altering substances in our communities. And so, medical marijuana is legal and that gets abused some, but let's not extend it beyond people who truly need marijuana for medical purposes.
Source: KMJ (Fresno)Tags: Marijuana, Policy or issue position
Meg Whitman
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July 20, 2010Host: How do you feel about legalizing marijuana and gay marriage? Meg Whitman: I am not for legalizing marijuana. It is not the right thing to do for California. Host: There's a lot of cash, Meg. Meg Whitman: You know what, that is not the reason to legalize marijuana. Putting another mind-altering substance into our communities is not the right thing. And you talk to every law enforcement person and they will tell you this is a bad idea for California. So I am not for that. All the experts tell you legalizing marijuana will lead to more problems, not less problems. Let's not legalize another mind-altering substance that could damage our youth and damage our communities.
Source: KTTV-FOX (Los Angeles)Tags: Marijuana, Specific policy point or details
Jerry Brown
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July 14, 2010[Host: What are your thoughts on Prop. 19] I'm voting no. I am the chief law enforcement officer and we like to make sure that we keep people on the right track and not getting high all the time.
Source: PolitiCal (Los Angeles Times)Tags: Marijuana, Policy or issue position, Specific policy point or details
Jerry Brown
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June 30, 2010"Every year we get more and more marijuana and every year we find more guys with AK-47's coming out of Mexico going into forests and growing more and more dangerous and losing control," Mr. Brown said.
Source: The State ColumnTags: Crime, Marijuana, Assertion of fact
Jerry Brown
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June 30, 2010Brown discussed his implementation of Prop. 13 despite his earlier opposition to it, as well as support for the 2nd Amendment and same-sex marriage. He said he opposed efforts to legalize marijuana, which will be on the November ballot. “We got to compete with China, and if everybody’s stoned, how the hell are we going to make it?” he said.
Source: PolitiCal (Los Angeles Times)Tags: Gay marriage, Marijuana, Taxes, Specific policy point or details
Jerry Brown
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June 30, 2010Host: Legalize marijuana? Jerry Brown: No. We've got to compete with China and if everybody's stoned, how the hell are we going to make it? We've got to be tough and disciplined.
Source: KTTV-FOX (Los Angeles)Tags: Marijuana, Quotable, Specific policy point or details
Jerry Brown
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June 1, 2010By releasing nonviolent drug offenders from state prisons? I don’t think they are nonviolent drug offenders. It’s very hard to get into prison today. You have to really cause havoc in your community to get arrested, but prison health care is way overspent. It’s gone up dramatically to $14,000 a prisoner a year—the highest in the world. I’m fighting that excess, and I believe if we can get in front of the Supreme Court, we have a good chance of cutting it back. So I think there are savings in uniting and integrating our efforts, as in parole and probation. And if we develop differing sentencing structures, I think we can control criminal behavior at a lower cost, and that’s imperative for us to generate more funds for higher education.
Source: Los Angeles MagazineTags: Budget, Crime, Health care, Marijuana, Prisons, Policy or issue position
Meg Whitman
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April 15, 2010Audience member: If California legalizes marijuana will that help the deficit? Meg Whitman: So, I am against the legalization of marijuana.
Source: KPSP (CBS Palm Springs)Tags: Marijuana, Specific policy point or details
Meg Whitman
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April 15, 2010When asked if legalizing marijuana will help California's budget deficit: "I'm against legalizing marijuana," said Whitman. "I think there are many ways to put our fiscal house in order before we go to legalizing marijuana."
Source: KPSP (CBS Palm Springs)Tags: Marijuana, Specific policy point or details
Meg Whitman
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April 1, 2010Whitman also opposes a ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana because she fears it would increase crime and cause other problems.
Source: Redding Record SearchlightTags: Marijuana, Specific policy point or details
Jerry Brown
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March 29, 2010Brown declined to weigh in on the debate over legalizing marijuana, saying that since he has to write the 100-word title and summary for the ballot measure, he had to keep neutral.
Source: Contra Costa TimesTags: Marijuana, No comment or deflection
