Politician Info
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John Laird (D - CA)
Votes well. Cares about environment.
Holds office State Senate District 17
Position on Marijuana Legalization
Supported by the Women's Alliance for Medical Marijuana in Santa Cruz. Formerly Mayor of Santa Cruz, where he had a long history of defending safe access to marijuana. Believes overtaxation of cannabis is a key problem.
Votes
SB 1059 (Bradford - 2024) – end double taxation at local level
YES
AB 1775 (Haney - 2024) – allow for cannabis cafés
YES
AB 1111 (Pellerin - 2023/24) – allow small farmers to sell directly to consumers
YES
SB 700 (Bradford - 2023) – ban employers from asking about prior use of cannabis
YES
AB 374 (Haney - 2023) - allow for cannabis cafés
YES
SB 1207 (Irwin - 2023) - impose restrictive labeling requirements on cannabis
YES
AB 2188 (Quirk - 2022) - employment rights to use cannabis off-the-job
YES
SB 1186 (Wiener - 2022) - require local governments to permit medical cannabis sales or delivery
YES
SB 1326 (Caballero - 2022) - interstate commerce agreements
YES
AB 2595 (Jones-Sawyer - 2022) - child protection allowance for cannabis
YES
SB 1281 (Bradford - 2022) - lower cannabis taxes
YES
Vote Smart Key Votes
Contact John Laird
Email: Senator.Laird@senate.ca.gov
Web: https://www.lairdforcasenate.com/
Phone: 916-651-4017
Address
State Capitol, Room 4040
Sacramento, CA 95814