2018 ID Governor's race: on Drugs


Paulette Jordan: Legalize marijuana and create tax revenue from it

Jordan said she fully supports legalizing marijuana, and backed unsuccessful legislation in the state House to decriminalize it. "This is a natural medicine that grew here for thousands of years," she said. "Unfortunately, we're seeing it being replaced by the opioid drugs through the opioid industry, which are far more impactful, hurtful, harmful to rural communities and they are destroying our communities. Jordan added that legalizing marijuana could add "millions of dollars in tax revenue."
Source: The Spokesman-Review on 2018 Idaho Gubernatorial race Apr 22, 2018

Tommy Ahlquist: More law enforcement & clinical resources for opioid crisis

Ahlquist today announced his action plan to address Idaho's ongoing opioid crisis. The goal will be to reduce the number of opioid deaths in Idaho by 50% in 4 years. Tommy Ahlquist, M.D., says, "Whether from prescription opioids or illegal heroin--the death of even one Idahoan in the opioid epidemic is one too many."
    To reduce the number of opioid deaths:
  1. Join six other states in declaring a state of emergency
  2. Raise public awareness and assemble a broad group of leaders to help fight this crisis including state and local law enforcement, medical professionals, community leaders and churches
  3. Ensure law enforcement agencies and first responders have the training and equipment necessary to fight this crisis
  4. Evaluate and consider smart investments in substance abuse clinics that can help address this crisis
  5. Improve life-saving naloxone (opioid reversal drug) dissemination, and access to medical assisted treatment programs, and non-opioid chronic pain therapies in Idaho
    Source: 2018 Idaho Gubernatorial campaign website TommyForIdaho.com Mar 21, 2018

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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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