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Democrats Say No One Belongs in Jail for Smoking Weed, Forgetting Who They Nominated in 2024

Amy Curtis
Amy Curtis  |  April 20, 2026 4:30 PM

It seems the Democrats forgot who they nominated for President in 2024. Unfortunately for them, we remember that they crowned Kamala Harris, after they very un-democratically kicked Joe Biden to the curb, and that's why their post about smoking weed is a little more than tone deaf.

During her time as a prosecutor in California, Kamala Harris put more than 2,000 people in prison for doing just that.

Here's more:

'Look, I think we both agree, people shouldn't have to go to jail for smoking weed,' Harris said.

However, as a District Attorney in San Francisco, Harris prosecuted more than 1,900 marijuana convictions.

Harris has since endorsed legalizing marijuana despite opposing a 2010 California ballot measure that would legalize recreational use of the drug for adults.

During her interview with Kimmel, Harris denounced previous efforts to stop people from using marijuana.

'There was a time people would say, marijuana is a gateway drug,' Harris continued. 'These are failed policies, right?'

Harris said the resources used by law enforcement to enforce marijuana laws should be redirected toward counseling.

Not only did Kamala Harris jail people for smoking weed, but she also argued to keep dozens of them in prison past their release date for cheap labor.

According to the L.A. Times, when federal judges ordered California to reduce its prison population,  Kamala Harris argued that doing so would hurt the prison system's labor pool. That was something that Tulsi Gabbard hammered Harris over during a 2020 debate, too.

They sure did.

Whoops.

Because reasons, of course.

Yes. This is the problem. Democrats don't hold violent criminals accountable.

Yet here we are.

Kamala Harris was tough on crime when she thought it would help her in California. Then she laughed about all the people she put in prison, while Democrats call for the legalization of marijuana without accountability for those who harm people while using it.