2020 TN Senate race: on Drugs


James Mackler: Legalize medical marijuana for PTSD and chronic pain

Hundreds of thousands of Americans struggle with PTSD, addiction, and chronic pain. For some, current forms of treatment are ineffective and others carry a laundry list of dangerous and life-threatening side effects. Some of these individuals are veterans who are struggling to manage injuries related to their service, whether physical, emotional, or psychological. The vast majority of veterans and their families are in favor of increasing research into and legalizing medical marijuana.
Source: 2020 Tennessee Senate campaign website email to DailyKos.com Nov 9, 2017

Manny Sethi: Let local officials have more authority on opioid crisis

It's clear that we need to put more power into local officials, because they know what is best for the people in their community. We need to punish pill-pushers who are pushing fentanyl. We need the federal government to give more decision making authority to local communities. Our local mayors and sheriffs know more in their little fingers than D.C. bureaucrats do in their whole bodies. There is no one size fits all solution.
Source: 2020 Tennessee Senate campaign website, DrMannyForSenate.com Jan 12, 2020

Manny Sethi: Wants to promote faith-based recovery programs for addicts

Sethi said he wants to promote faith-based recovery programs for those facing addictions. He became a Christian after the death of his father and said his own faith guides every decision he makes. He, along with his wife Maya and two children, attends McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville.
Source: Hartsville Vidette on 2020 Tennessee Senate race Jun 6, 2020

Marquita Bradshaw: Support the full legalization of recreational marijuana

I support the full legalization of recreational marijuana. We need to lead Tennessee in this industry that can not only help our economy but also begin to give Black & brown Tennesseans entrepreneurship, alongside restorative justice to those who have been impacted by our outdated & predatory drug laws.
Source: 2020 Tennessee Senate campaign website MarquitaBradshaw.com Aug 26, 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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