Republican Steve Cooley concedes race for Attorney General to Kamala Harris.
Topic: Election/Voters
Los Angeles District Attorney Cooley has previously pledged to prosecute dispensaries that engage in over-the-counter cash sales of marijuana to authorized patients. By contrast, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has previously voiced strong support for protecting the legal rights of patients who use cannabis medicinally.
California voters decided against Proposition 19, sought to legalize the adult possession of limited quantities of marijuana, and allow the local government to regulate its commercial and retail distribution.
Medical marijuana defeated as voters rejects bills in South Dakota and Oregon. Arizona remains too close to call.
Voters in 73 cities and towns in Massachusetts will decide November 2 on non-binding public policy questions regarding the taxation of the adult use of marijuana and the legalization of the physician-supervised use of medical cannabis.
More than half of California voters support Proposition 19, ballot initiative to legalize the private adult use and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana.
Of the statewide propositions polled, only Prop. 19 possessed majority support among California voters. The poll also reported that a greater percentage of voters now back Prop. 19 than support incumbent Democrat Senators Barbara Boxer (42%) and Dianne Feinstein (44%), Senate Republican challenger Carly Fiorina (35%), Gubernatorial Democrat candidate Jerry Brown (37%) or Gubernatorial Republican candidate Meg Whitman (38%).
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