As attorney general, Harris declined to take a position on two sentencing reform ballot initiatives – one adjusting the "three strikes law" and another to reduce the penalties for certain crimes. She notably balked on a question about legalizing recreational marijuana, with a spokesman later clarifying she believed the issue should be "up to a vote of the people." (As she moved toward her election to the Senate, Harris was described as " generally supportive " of legalizing recreational marijuana, and a spokesman says she now believes states should be able to do what they want.) Following a spate of police-involved deaths of African-Americans, she stopped short of endorsing statewide mandates on the use of body cameras, saying it was up for localities to decide whether officers should wear them.