Following are the stands of candidates for the
California Assembly on current issues relating to marijuana and drug policy. Listed are recorded votes on five
key bills that came to the Assembly in 1999-2000 (four of them were
voted on by the full Assembly; one, "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License,"
failed to get out of committee). All current assemblymembers who
are running for re-election have their votes recorded as follows:
an "S" designates a vote in SUPPORT
of DPFCA's position; an "O" represents
a vote OPPOSED.
In addition, candidates
were sent a survey on drug-related issues, giving them an opportunity to
express their views if they did not have a voting record in the legislature.
Due to considerations of space, only major-party candidates were included.
Survey responses are indicated by a parenthetical "(S)"
or "(O)" below to indicate their likely vote on similar legislative bills. For instance, an (S)
on votes 1 and 2 means that they are generally supportive of advancing
the goals of Prop. 215, while an (O) means
they are opposed.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| S | Supportive vote or endorsement |
| (S) | Supportive statement |
| a | Abstained or absent |
| X | Mixed or inconsistent votes |
| O | Opposing vote |
| (O) | Opposing statement |
| KEY VOTES, 1999-2000: | |
|---|---|
| (1) | Medical Marijuana Research Program: SB 847, Sen. Vasconcellos' bill to establish a state medical marijuana research program (passed 1999). DPFCA Supported |
| (2) | Medical Marijuana Task Force Bill: SB 848, Sen. Vasconcellos' bill to create Prop. 215 enforcement guidelines and a voluntary patient registration system to protect patients from wrongful arrest. Opposed by law enforcement as too permissive. Backed with reservations by DPFCA, but opposed by some patients' advocates as too restrictive. SB 848 was backed by all Prop. 215 supporters in the legislature, making it a good test of attitudes toward Prop. 215. Failed passage. |
| (3) | "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License" revisited: AB 2295, Gov. Davis' bill to revive California's controversial law requiring a six-month driver's license suspension for all drug offenses, regardless of whether they are driving-related. Killed in committee. S = Supports DPFCA in opposition to AB 2295. |
| (4) | Three Strikes reform: AB 2447 by Roderick Wright to exclude non-violent crimes such as drug offenses from counting as Third Strikes. DPFCA supported. Failed passage. |
| (5) | Forfeiture reform: SB 1866 by Sen. Vasconcellos to curb forfeiture abuses. DPFCA supported. Passed by legislature. |
| STATE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIST.
No. |
VOTE | PROP. 36 | PARTY | CANDIDATE | DISTRICT | COMMENTS | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||||
| a01 | S | S | (S) | S | S | S | D | Strom-Martin | N. Coast | Sponsored industrial hemp resolution |
| a02 | S | O | O | O | O | R | Dickerson | Redding | Voted to ban NORML ad signs | |
| a03 | S | S | O | O | O | R | Aanestad | N. Sierra | ||
| a04 | S | O | (O) | (O) | R | Leslie | Cent.. Sierra | Sponsored marijuana recrim bill | ||
| a05 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Cox | Fair Oaks | ||
| a07 | S | S | S | S | D | Wiggins | Sonoma | |||
| a08 | S | O | S | D | Thomson | Davis | Sponsored bill to end triplicate pre-
scription forms for controlled drugs |
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| a09 | S | S | S | S | D | Steinberg | Sacramento | |||
| a10 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Pescetti | Elk Grove | ||
| a11 | (S) | (S) | O | D | Canciamilla | Concord | ||||
| a12 | S | S | a | S | D | Shelley | San Francisco | |||
| a13 | S | S | S | S | S | D | Migden | San Francisco | ||
| a14 | S | S | (S) | S | S | D | Aroner | Berkeley | Sponsored "death with dignity" bill | |
| a15 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Leach | Walnut Creek | ||
| a16 | S | S | (S) | S | S | S | Ind | Bock | Oakland | Supports right to use MJ |
| a18 | S | S | a | S | D | Corbett | San Leandro | |||
| a19 | S | S | S | S | D | Papan | Millbrae | |||
| a20 | S | S | a | a | D | Dutra | Fremont | |||
| a22 | S | S | O | S | D | Alquist | Santa Clara | |||
| a26 | O | O | O | S | O | D | Cardoza | Merced | ||
| a27 | S | S | (S) | S | S | D | Keeley | Santa Cruz | ||
| a29 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Briggs | Fresno | ||
| a30 | O | O | O | O | S | D | Florez | Hanford | Sponsored "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License" bill | |
| a31 | X | O | O | O | D | Reyes | Fresno | |||
| a32 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Ashburn | Bakersfield | ||
| a33 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Maldonado | SLO | ||
| a35 | S | S | O | O | D | Jackson | Santa Barbara | |||
| a36 | X | O | O | S | R | Runner | Lancaster | |||
| a37 | O | O | O | O | R | Strickland | 1000 Oaks | |||
| a39 | S | S | a | S | S | D | Cardenas | L.A-San Fern'do | ||
| a39 | (S) | (S) | (S) | O | R | Valdez | L.A-San Fern'do | Supports 215 with tighter regulation, no clubs | ||
| a40 | S | S | (S) | S | S | D | Hertzberg | Van Nuys | ||
| a41 | (S) | (S) | (S) | O | R | Shapiro | Santa Monica | Retracted endorsement of Prop. 36 | ||
| a41 | (S) | D | Pavley | Santa Monica | Expressed reservations about Prop. 36 | |||||
| a42 | (O) | (O) | (S) | S | R | Taylor | W. Hollywood | |||
| a45 | S | (S) | D | Goldberg | Los Angeles | Spoke at shadow convention for medical marijuana | ||||
| a46 | S | S | (S) | S | S | D | Cedillo | Los Angeles | ||
| a47 | S | S | S | S | D | Wesson | LA -Culver City | |||
| a48 | S | S | S | S | S | D | Wright | L.A.-So. Central | Sponsored 3-strikes reform bill | |
| a49 | S | S | S | S | S | D | Romero | LA-Monterey Park | ||
| a50 | S | S | (S) | S | S | S | D | Firebaugh | E. LA - Bell Gardens | |
| a52 | a | S | S | S | S | D | Washington | Paramount | ||
| a53 | O | a | O | a | D | Nakano | Torrance | |||
| a53 | (O) | (O) | (O) | O | R | Felando | Torrance | Ex-cop takes tough line on drugs | ||
| a54 | S | O | a | D | Lowenthal | Long Beach | ||||
| a56 | O | O | O | S | O | D | Havice | Cerritos | ||
| a58 | S | S | a | S | D | Calderon | Montebello | |||
| a60 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Pacheco, Robert | Diamond Bar | ||
| a62 | S | S | S | S | S | D | Longville | Rialto | ||
| a63 | S | O | (O) | O | S | O | R | Leonard | San Bernardino | |
| a64 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Pacheco, Rod | Riverside | Co-chair of No on 36 campaign | |
| a68 | O | O | O | O | O | R | Maddox | Garden Grvoe | ||
| a69 | O | O | O | D | Correa | Anaheim | ||||
| a70 | R | Campbell, John | Newport Beach | Opposes marijuana decrim | ||||||
| a70 | (S) | a | (S) | S | D | McKeon | Newport Beach | Supports medical mj, wants better regulation | ||
| a71 | S | O | O | O | O | R | Campbell, Bill | Irvine | ||
| a71 | (S) | (S) | (S) | S | D | Foster | Irvine | Supports right to use marijuana. | ||
| a73 | S | O | O | O | R | Bates | Oceanside | |||
| a75 | X | O | O | S | O | R | Zettel | San Diego | ||
| a78 | O | O | O | O | D | Wayne | San Diego | |||
| a80 | X | O | (O) | O | R | Kelley | Palm Desert | |||
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