2020 NJ Senatorial race: on Drugs


Hirsh Singh: Treat drug addiction as a public health problem

As we see growing evidence of how new approaches to drug laws have been successful, it's time for New Jersey to move forward and legalize cannabis. I propose the following changes:
  • Regulate and tax cannabis like alcohol.
  • Redirect law enforcement resources to fight serious crimes.
  • Treat drug addiction as a public health problem allowing for different treatment methods for those in need of help.
  • Reform penalties for nonviolent drug offenders which have devastated inner city communities and overcrowded our prison system.
  • I believe in the rule of law, that is why I would fight to end Civil Asset Forfeiture in New Jersey which allows Law Enforcement to seize property without filing charges or getting a conviction.
    Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 New Jersey Senate race Nov 1, 2017

    Rik Mehta: Eliminate aid to socialist governments run on trafficking

    Dr. Mehta's Opioid Action Plan will develop guidelines for State Medical Boards that:
    1. provide a fair and balanced approach to prosecuting doctors for overprescribing pain medications while mitigating access for patients suffering from intractable pain and diseases
    2. protect coordination between local and federal law enforcement cracking down on illicit narcotics flowing through our borders and
    3. eliminate foreign aid to socialist governments run on narco trafficking.
    Source: 2020 New Jersey Senate campaign website RikForNJ.com Mar 18, 2020

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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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