Kari Lake on Drugs

	Kari Lake on Drugs

Apologized for claiming teachers pushed legal pot

Marijuana

Ruben Gallego (D): Legal. Voted to decriminalize marijuana. As AZ state Representative, introduced a 2014 bill to legalize. Sponsored a bill to allow banking services to a state-legal marijuana business.

Kari Lake (R): Unclear. In 2018 said a campaign to increase school funding and teacher pay was "a big push to legalize pot." She later apologized. Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Arizona Senate race , Aug 8, 2024

End federal support for so-called "harm reduction" policies

Rebuilding a national system of in-patient treatment centers, halfway houses, and assisted-living facilities for drug and mental health treatment of the most seriously addicted and mentally-deranged individuals to get the treatment they need and get back on a path to wellness.

Refocus federal policy to lead with services and treatment, and end federal support for so-called "harm reduction" policies that have failed and are only enabling chronic street homelessness and drug use as a lifestyle.

Source: 2024 Arizona Senate campaign website KariLake.com , Oct 11, 2023

Claimed that teacher's movement supported pot legalization

Like that time in 2018 when she announced that the teachers' Red for Ed movement was really a front for legalizing marijuana. Her source: a photo of a green T-shirt with the hashtag #GreenForEd. "What did I say?! #RedForEd is nothing more than a push to legalize pot," she tweeted. "Check this out. T-Shirts are already printed!! This is a big push to legalize pot and to make it more savory by tossing teachers a bone with a substantial raise. #IHateTheDishonesty" Source: The Arizona Republic on 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial race , Jun 1, 2021

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