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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Matt Dunne on Drugs
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Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger:
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- Legalize marijuana quickly; prohibition hasn't worked. (Sep 2016)
- Create a trusted Vermont brand of legalized marijuana. (Mar 2016)
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Christine Hallquist on Drugs
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Democratic candidate for governor of Vermont:
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- Treat opiate crisis as a public health issue. (Sep 2018)
- Tax retail marijuana for clean water and public education. (Aug 2018)
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Rebecca Holcombe on Drugs
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| Democratic candidate for governor:
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Sue Minter on Drugs
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Democratic Gubernatorial candidate:
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- Supports legalizing marijuana. (Sep 2016)
- Addicts need treatment, not jail time. (May 2016)
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Phil Scott on Drugs
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Republican challenger for Governor:
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- Add regulated marijuana sales to legalized possession. (Oct 2020)
- Make low-level marijuana possession legal for adults. (Jan 2018)
- Address opiate addiction via prevention & enforcement. (Sep 2016)
- No legalization at this time; but I'm not saying never. (Sep 2016)
- Supports growing industrial hemp in Vermont. (Nov 2012)
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Shap Smith on Drugs
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| Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger:
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Keith Stern on Drugs
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Republican candidate for governor of Vermont:
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- Send drug addicts to treatment & dealers to boot camp. (Aug 2017)
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David Zuckerman on Drugs
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Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger :
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- Provide needle exchanges, overdose prevention medication. (Apr 2020)
- Legalize marijuana, starting with two ounces at a time. (Feb 2020)
- Legalize marijuana. (Jan 2020)
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Senate:
VT 2022: 2022 VT Governor's race
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Al Giordano on Drugs
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| Democratic Senate challenger (withdrew):
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John MacGovern on Drugs
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| Democratic Challenger for VT Senator:
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Scott Milne on Drugs
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Democratic Challenger for VT Senator:
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- Does not support the legalization of marijuana. (Sep 2016)
- Pass tougher drug laws instead of decriminalizing. (Sep 2016)
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Brooke Paige on Drugs
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- Legalize and commercialize marijuana, but not "hard drugs". (Aug 2018)
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Bernie Sanders on Drugs
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Democratic primary challenger; Independent VT Senator; previously Representative (VT-At-Large):
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- Opioid manufacturers profited & knew their products killed. (Oct 2019)
- Remove cocaine sentencing disparities. (Jul 2019)
- Marijuana Justice Act: decriminalize pot & expunge records. (May 2019)
- Co-sponsored federal legalization of marijuana. (Apr 2019)
- Why is marijuana treated legally equal to heroin? (May 2018)
- Racist & failed war on drugs targets people of color. (Aug 2017)
- We must end the "War on drugs". (Nov 2016)
- Opioid treatment instead of locking them up. (Nov 2016)
- Pharmaceutical companies are responsible for opioid epidemic. (Jan 2016)
- Why police records for marijuana but not white collar crime? (Jan 2016)
- Take marijuana out of the controlled substances list. (Dec 2015)
- Treat addiction as a disease, not a crime. (Dec 2015)
- I would vote for recreational marijuana, to reduce jailings. (Oct 2015)
- War on drugs is a failed policy; treatment over punishment. (Sep 2015)
- Decriminalize marijuana and study recreational legalization. (Sep 2015)
- Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
- Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
- Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (Aug 2012)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Mar 2013)
- Rated A+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses. (Oct 2015)
- Criminalize imports of opioid precursors. (Feb 2017)
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Lawrence Zupan on Drugs
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| Republican Challenger:
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House:
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Peter Welch on Drugs
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Democrat:
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- Voted NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs. (Jun 2008)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (Oct 2011)
- Sponsored no federal enforcement against legal state marijuana. (Jun 2013)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Feb 2013)
- Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
- Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Rated Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs. (Jun 2018)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Howard Dean-Gov on Drugs
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| Former Democratic Governor (2005-2008); pres. candidate 2004:
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Jim Douglas on Drugs
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Republican VT Governor:
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- Maintain Byrne/JAG anti-drug funds at $520M instead of $170M. (Mar 2008)
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Bruce Lisman on Drugs
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Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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- No legalization now; let's see what happens in other states. (Sep 2016)
- Decriminalization, but not legalization, of recreational pot. (Mar 2016)
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Peter Shumlin on Drugs
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Democratic Governor (retiring 2016):
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- Time to make marijuana well-regulated legal substance. (Jan 2016)
- Prioritize reducing opioid misuse. (Jan 2016)
- Address drug addiction as a public health crisis. (Jan 2014)
- War on recidivism: $300,000 for methadone treatment. (Jan 2011)
- Rated A+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
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Jim Jeffords on Drugs
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Independent Jr Senator (VT, retiring 2006):
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- Decriminalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2000)
- Drug efforts in Colombia OK if joined with society-building. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
- Voted NO on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
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Jack McMullen on Drugs
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2004 former Republican challenger:
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- Need stronger enforcement of drug laws. (Aug 2004)
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Len Britton on Drugs
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| 2010 Republican Challenger:
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Larry Drown on Drugs
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| Democratic challenger:
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Daniel Freilich on Drugs
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2010 Independent Challenger:
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- Drug use is not immoral: legalize recreational marijuana. (Mar 2010)
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Greg Parke on Drugs
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Republican challenger:
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- Expand drug education and treatment programs. (Aug 2006)
- Increase funding for war on drugs in Colombia. (Aug 2006)
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Richard Tarrant on Drugs
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| Republican Challenger:
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Patrick Leahy on Drugs
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Democratic Sr Senator (VT):
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- Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
- Voted NO on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
- Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
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Bernie Sanders on Drugs
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Democratic primary challenger; Independent VT Senator; previously Representative (VT-At-Large):
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- Opioid manufacturers profited & knew their products killed. (Oct 2019)
- Remove cocaine sentencing disparities. (Jul 2019)
- Marijuana Justice Act: decriminalize pot & expunge records. (May 2019)
- Co-sponsored federal legalization of marijuana. (Apr 2019)
- Why is marijuana treated legally equal to heroin? (May 2018)
- Racist & failed war on drugs targets people of color. (Aug 2017)
- We must end the "War on drugs". (Nov 2016)
- Opioid treatment instead of locking them up. (Nov 2016)
- Pharmaceutical companies are responsible for opioid epidemic. (Jan 2016)
- Why police records for marijuana but not white collar crime? (Jan 2016)
- Take marijuana out of the controlled substances list. (Dec 2015)
- Treat addiction as a disease, not a crime. (Dec 2015)
- I would vote for recreational marijuana, to reduce jailings. (Oct 2015)
- War on drugs is a failed policy; treatment over punishment. (Sep 2015)
- Decriminalize marijuana and study recreational legalization. (Sep 2015)
- Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
- Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
- Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (Aug 2012)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Mar 2013)
- Rated A+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses. (Oct 2015)
- Criminalize imports of opioid precursors. (Feb 2017)
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