2018 NY Governor's race: on Drugs
Marc Molinaro:
Look into why people become addicted and help them
Marc believes strongly that as a society we need to break through the stigma and address the struggles of those who are
addicted to heroin, opioids, and other drugs with the dignity they deserve.
Source: 2018 New York governor campaign website MolinaroForNY.com
Jul 4, 2018
Cynthia Nixon:
Arresting people for cannabis is racist war on drugs
Nixon made marijuana a central part of her campaign when she announced adult-use legalization as her first policy plank."Arresting people-particularly people of color-for cannabis is the crown jewel in the racist war on drugs and we must pluck it
down," she said. "We must expunge people's records; we must get people out of prison."
Nixon explained that she has made cannabis a central part of her campaign because it touches on so many other issues. "It's a racial justice issue because we're
incarcerating people of color in such staggering numbers," she said.
People of color made up 86% of all marijuana arrests in 2017, despite that white people are just as likely to use marijuana.
"Now that cannabis is exploding as an industry, we have
to make sure that those communities that have been harmed and devastated by marijuana arrests get the first shot at this industry," she said. "We [must] prioritize them in terms of licenses. It's a form of reparations."
Source: Forbes Magazine on 2018 New York gubernatorial race
May 7, 2018
Cynthia Nixon:
Racial equity in cannabis industry as form of reparations
Nixon said, "we have to make sure that those communities that have been harmed and devastated by marijuana arrests get the first shot at this industry. We [must] prioritize them in terms of licenses. It's a form of reparations."Racial equity in the
cannabis industry has been a problem in states that have legalized the drug. Colorado banned those with marijuana felonies from working in the newly legal industry. That model of legalization is starting to shift. Oakland, California made history
when it launched an equity program aimed at remedying drug-war injustices. Instead of banning people with drug convictions from the industry, the city created a program that gave those with pot convictions first dibs on a marijuana business license.
"The use of marijuana has been effectively legal for white people for a really long time," said Nixon. "It's time that we legalize it for everybody else."
Source: Forbes Magazine on 2018 New York gubernatorial race
May 7, 2018
Cynthia Nixon:
Legalize marijuana and capture the revenue
Cynthia Nixon is "absolutely for" legalizing marijuana in New York, she said in a new interview airing Wednesday. When it comes to the Big Apple, Nixon said the gun laws could be tougher and that she supports making pot legal. "There's
such an appetite for real progressive change in New York state," she said during the 13-minute chat. "I'm absolutely for the legalization of marijuana. Let's capture some of that revenue."
Source: New York Post on 2018 New York gubernatorial race
Apr 4, 2018
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