On Cal NORML's questionnaire, she wrote, "I find California’s marijuana taxes to be too high. In other states, where marijuana taxation is less, purchases of marijuana product is greater, and so are their tax revenues." She noted, "We don’t bar employees for previous use of alcohol and that is, statistically, a far more dangerous substance with greater long term impacts."
She added, "I’ve meet with community groups about cannabis equity for the city of San Diego. I’ve supported family, friends and community members during their use of medical marijuana."
However, she wants to ban smoking in peoples' homes. She writes, "Smoking should not be allowed inside the home, nor the automobile or mobile home for the same reasons tobaccos smoke is not allowed inside....All homes should be smoke free, especially those with children."
Candidate in race for State Assembly District 79 on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Sharp-Collins is the party’s official nominee and supported by a number of prominent Democrats, including Secretary of State Shirley Weber and state Sen. Toni Atkins. Her opponent Colin Parent has been endorsed by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, among others.
Parent said he will vote for Proposition 36, which would toughen sentences for petty theft and certain drug possession charges.
“We’ve got to prioritize public safety,” he added. “I was hoping that the Legislature in Sacramento was going to address those issues, but I think they failed.”
Sharp-Collins feels the opposite.
“You are rolling us back to what we had before,” she said, referencing the state’s earlier tough-on-crime policies. Sharp-Collins is open to revisiting rules established a decade ago by Proposition 47, which reduced penalties for some drug and shoplifting cases, but she believes the current proposal goes too far.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/10/04/2-democrats-running-to-represent-san-diego-in-the-state-assembly-have-very-different-resumes/
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