2016 IL Senate race: on Drugs


Mark Kirk: Decriminalize and/or legalize marijuana

Q: On Marijuana: Decriminalize and/or legalize marijuana?

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: No, including for medical marijuana.

Source: CampusElect Voter Guide to 2016 Illinois Senate race Oct 9, 2016

Mark Kirk: No need to increase veterans' access to medical marijuana

Incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk (R) has consistently voted against marijuana law reform measures in the Appropriations Committee and on at least two occasions has spoken out against amendments to increase military veterans' access to medical marijuana. "We do not have too few veterans who are high right now," he said before one vote. "I don't see that as a problem in our country."

Democratic challenger Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, on the other hand, has voted in favor of House amendments to protect state medical cannabis laws from federal interference and for an amendment to stop the Department of Justice from interfering with any state marijuana law, including those covering recreational use.

Source: Marijuana.com on 2016 Illinois Senate race Jun 13, 2016

Tammy Duckworth: Protect state marijuana laws from federal interference

Incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk (R) has consistently voted against marijuana law reform measures in the Appropriations Committee and on at least two occasions has spoken out against amendments to increase military veterans' access to medical marijuana. "We do not have too few veterans who are high right now," he said before one vote. "I don't see that as a problem in our country."

Democratic challenger Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, on the other hand, has voted in favor of House amendments to protect state medical cannabis laws from federal interference and for an amendment to stop the Department of Justice from interfering with any state marijuana law, including those covering recreational use.

Source: Marijuana.com on 2016 Illinois Senate race Jun 13, 2016

Mark Kirk: Crack down on drug cartels trafficking of illegal weapons

Congressman Kirk joined with law enforcement officials to unveil H.R. 1448, the Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act. This legislation targets heroin overdoses in the suburbs by providing additional resources to crack down on the trafficking of illegal weapons, reducing the power of these drug cartels and limiting their ability to bring heroin into the U.S.

The DEA has shown that violent Mexican drug cartels are bringing in high-purity heroin to communities throughout the country. These cartels are operating in more than 195 American cities, with three in the Chicago area. These cartels wage war on each other for territory, fueled by weapons illegally trafficked from the United States. Already these conflicts are moving to our country, with extreme acts of violence -- including beheadings. We cannot stop the flow of illegal drugs without targeting the high-powered weapons that flow south to Mexico. [Source: kirk.house.gov/index.php ]

Source: Vote-IL.org profile for 2016 Illinois Senate race Nov 22, 2010

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Candidates and political leaders on Drugs:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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