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The city of San Jose will be holding an election within the next 2 weeks and like many others, I am receiving a lot of “Vote For Me” stuff in the mail. Anyway, because I know so little about them, I sent each candidate an e-mail which simply said:

“I am with a pro-Medical Marihuana group. Can you please tell me where you stand on the issue? “

The responses that I got back are kind of interesting. In a way, just the questions is forcing the candidates to take the issue of Medical Marihuana seriously.

FOR Mayor
Chuck Reed Chuck@chuckreed.com
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Cindy Chavez: district3@sanjoseca.gov
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David Pandori
I will follow California law that allows use when authorized by a physician.

Michael Mulahy
Andrew, [Michael] l believes that doctors should certainly be able to prescribe medical marijuana if they feel it is the best interests of their patients.
We look forward to earning your vote on June 6th.
Regards, Lisa Poelle - Campaign Manager - Mulcahy for Mayor

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district attorney
Marc Buller - mpbuller@sbcglobal.net
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Jim Shore! ... -------------info@shoreforda.com [No Reply]

FROM: Hon. Dolores A. Carr -- judgecarrforda@comcast.net Dear Mr. Garrett, Thank you for your interest in the DA election.
I am in favor of making marijuana available to ease the suffering of patients under carefully controlled conditions. However, this is an issue of federal law enforcement. As District Attorney, I would not be able to control the actions of the FBI, DEA, and other federal law enforcement agencies which enforce federal laws which do not recognize an exception for 'medical marijuana.' Judge Dolores Carr

Elect Karyn Sinunu -- District Attorney
Andrew, I support the California law on this matter. I worked with the Attorney General and Senator John Vasconcellos to clarify the law. Karyn

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Judge
DOUGLAS ALLEN FOR JUDGE -- dougallenforjudge@yahoo.com
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William J. Monahan --- williamjmonahan@sbcglobal.net
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Michele McKay McCoy --- mckaymccoy@comcast.net
Mr. Garrett, Thank you for contacting me.
Like all judicial candidates, I am prohibited from commenting on any legislation or case that might come before me, including medical marijuana.
All any judicial candidate can talk about is his or her general judicial philosophy.

My judicial philosophy is that the law should dictate the result, and not the reverse. It is not the place of any judge to decide on a result that "feels" right and then find the law to get there. If a majority of the voters, or a majority of the legislature, enact any particular law then it is binding, absent some basic constitutional infirmity.

I have attached my candidate's statement, CV and list of endorsements for your review. If you will give me your email address and your permission, I will forward your question to Tim Pitzker, who is also running for office #13. Shawna Schwarz has been appointed a judge by the governor, although it is too late to take her name off the ballot.
Michele McKay-McCoy
University of Phoenix Online Faculty
mckaymccoy@email.uophx.edu
mckaymccoy@comcast.net

George S. Cole for Superior Court Judge GSC@george4judge.org
Dear Mr. Garrett: Unfortunately, the Judicial Canon of Ethics, requires that I not comment when an issue is one that is, or could come before a court. As this is an issue that is currently before several courts (at different stages of appeal) I am not allowed to reply. The Judicial Council's fear is that a judge may be perceived to exhibit bias, as perception is grounded in the eyes of all possible observers.

California does have a specific right to privacy in its Constitution (in Article 1), unlike the Federal constitution. A judge is required to uphold all laws, and as a judicial candidate I have taken an oath to defend and protect the constitutions of California and the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

So I am sorry, but I quite literally can not tell you where I myself stand on that issue. I voluntarily surrendered that part of my civil rights when I became a judicial candidate.

There is at present a serious legal challenge to these limitations, with the latest cases coming out of Minnesota and the 8th Circuit. I can send you the cites to those if you are interested.
George S. Cole


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