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Kamala Harris Says Legalization Of Marijuana Imminent In California

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris says the legalization of marijuana in the Golden State is inevitable.

Harris, a Democrat told BuzzFeed News she is not opposed to the legalization of marijuana, adding "I'm the top cop, and so I have to look at it from a law enforcement perspective and a public safety perspective."

Colorado and Washington have already legalized marijuana, and Harris said it could only be a matter of time before California does the same.

"I think there's a certain inevitability about it," she said.

Harris' background may have something to do with her attitude toward marijuana.

"I don't have any moral opposition to it or anything like that.  Half my family's from Jamaica," Harris reportedly said with a laugh.

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