“Gabbard was misleadingly citing figures for all of California while Harris was attorney general — even though the vast majority of marijuana cases in the state are prosecuted by independently elected county district attorneys.” https://twitter.com/peterjhasson/status/1293306952039137280

“While Kamala Harris was district attorney, her office saw a slightly higher rate of convictions for marijuana crimes than under her predecessor, Terence Hallinan.

That includes people who were convicted of marijuana offenses and more serious crimes at the same time.”

”Our policy was that no one with a marijuana conviction for mere possession could do any (jail time) at all,” said Paul Henderson, who led narcotics prosecutions for several years under Harris.