


She boasts the support of police groups, the LA Deputy Sheriffs, and Sen. His opponent, incumbent Jackie Lacey, has a ho-hum record, but claims to be a reformer and moved to dismiss marijuana convictions, but only after Gascón ran against her and state law required her to do so.

47, which reduced many non-violent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, and supports the elimination of cash bail. 64 to every marijuana case since 1975 so as to clear the records of persons adversely impacted by criminalization, the first DA in the country to do so. In 2019, he moved to retroactively apply Prop. Gascón has been a leading advocate for ending the war on drugs, and is one of four California DAs to join a new progressive organization to reform the criminal justice system. Los Angeles has an outstanding candidate for District Attorney in George Gascón the former D.A. In Irvine, pro-cannabis attorney Lauren Johnston-Norris is running for city council. In City Council District 1, candidate Matthew Leyba-Gonzalez has reached out to local cannabis advocates. Imperial Beach City Council District 2: Councilmember Mark West, who has investments in the industry, has been a strong supporter of cannabusiness in the city, and co-authored the city’s ordinance to allow dispensaries in the city. Running for Eureka City Council is Liza Welch, former board member of Students for Sensible Drug Policy at Mills College, where she earned a masters degree in public policy. In Council District #3, incumbent Ben Bartlett boasts of having created the city’s cannabis sanctuary policy, lowering the tax rate, and authoring the city’s cannabis equity law. In Council District #2, incumbent Cheryl Davila is highly recommended by local cannabis activists. CURRENTLY WINNING WITH 51% OF THE VOTE OVER HIS TWO CHALLENGERS.īerkeley: Mayor Jesse Arreguin has long been a strong progressive supporter of Berkeley’s cannabis community. In the Benicia Mayor’s race, candidate Steve Young is a cannabis supporter. CURRENTLY RUNNING THIRD IN THE RACE FOR TWO OPEN SEATS. GREEN = Good position/record RED = Bad position/record Ĭannabis activist and supporter Diana Esmeralda Holte is running for Adelanto city council.
