Brian Dahle on Drugs

	Brian Dahle on Drugs

Medicinal and recreational cannabis laws are in conflict

Asked about marijuana's legalization, Dahle said he favors local control. As a former Lassen County supervisor, Dahle said he grew frustrated when the state imposed on local government.

According to Dahle, medicinal and recreational cannabis laws conflict with each other. He proposed setting both aside and having a statewide ballot initiative creating new rules for its regulation, taxation and control.

Source: The Union (Nevada County) on 2022 California Governor race , May 9, 2019

Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor

Excerpts from Legislative Counsel's Digest:

Existing law provides that the unlawful possession of opiates, opium, opium derivatives, mescaline, peyote, tetrahydrocannabinols, and cocaine base, is a felony punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or 2 or 3 years.

This bill would make the unlawful possession of any of those substances punishable as either a felony punishable in county jail or as a misdemeanor punishable in a county jail for not more than one year.

Status:Passed House, 41-31-6; passed Senate 24-14-1; vetoed by Governor, Oct. 12, 2013; no override vote.

OnTheIssues Explanation:"Tetrahydrocannabinols" means marijuana and its derivatives. The failure of this bill joined a series of similar bills to reduce penalties for marijuana usage. Only medical marijuana usage is currently legal in California. (Brian Dahle voted NAY).

Source: California legislative voting records: SB 649 , Sep 10, 2013

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