Cannabis
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
Cannabis (and CBD) should be removed from the list of controlled substances and their possession, use and sale should be legal.
Cannabis extracts that have non-psychoactive amounts of THC should be reclassified by the DEA as a food supplement under DSHEA guidelines.
Pharmaceutical companies should NOT be allowed to patent cannabis or cannabis extracts.
Any and all people who are currently imprisoned solely for cannabis/marijuana possession, use or sale should be released.
Anyone who has been convicted of cannabis/marijuana possession, use or sale should have those convictions removed from their criminal record.
We agree with the 2016 Green Party Platform:
"End the "war on drugs." Redirect funds presently budgeted for the "war on drugs" toward expanded research, education, counseling and treatment."
"Amend the Controlled Substances Act to reflect that drug use in itself is not a crime, and that persons living in the United States arrested for using drugs should not be incarcerated with those who have committed victim oriented crimes.
Legalize possession, sale, and cultivation of cannabis/marijuana."
"Strike from the record prior felony convictions for marijuana possession, sale, or cultivation."
"Grant amnesty and release from confinement without any further parole or probation, those who have been incarcerated for the use, sale, or cultivation of marijuana in federal and state prisons and in county/city jails, and who otherwise are without convictions for victim oriented crimes, or who do not require treatment for abuse of hard drugs. Provide the option for drug treatment to those leaving confinement."
"Implement a step-by-step program to decriminalize all drugs in the United States."
"[We] call for an end to the “war on drugs”, legalization of drugs and for treating drug abuse as a health issue. The “war on drugs” has been an ill conceived program that has wasted billions of dollars misdirecting law enforcement resources away from apprehending and prosecuting violent criminals, while crowding our prisons with non-violent drug offenders and disproportionately criminalizing youth of color."
We agree with the 2016 Democratic Party Platform:
"The "war on drugs" has led to the imprisonment of millions of Americans, disproportionately people of color, without reducing drug use."
"Because of conflicting federal and state laws concerning marijuana, we encourage the federal government to remove marijuana from the list of “Schedule 1" federal controlled substances ."
"The "war on drugs" has led to the imprisonment of millions of Americans, disproportionately people of color, without reducing drug use."
"Because of conflicting federal and state laws concerning marijuana, we encourage the federal government to remove marijuana from the list of “Schedule 1" federal controlled substances ."
We agree with Our Revolution:
"Millions of lives have been destroyed because people are in jail for nonviolent crimes. For decades, we have been engaged in a failed “War on Drugs” with racially-biased mandatory minimums that punish people of color unfairly. It is an obscenity that we stigmatize so many young Americans with a criminal record for smoking marijuana."
We agree with the Justice Democrats:
"The racist War on Drugs has torn families apart all across our country. Politicians in both parties created a system of mass incarceration while divesting resources from the most vulnerable communities. Legalizing marijuana is a racial and economic justice issue. Black Americans are four times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession despite similar usage rates. Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent to uphold a racist system.
We must legalize marijuana and ensure that the records of those who were incarcerated for marijuana-related charges are expunged. As we legalize marijuana, we must also follow the models set in Massachusetts and Oakland that make sure that profits, investment, and business opportunities are going toward communities unfairly targeted by the racist war on drugs."
We agree with the For a People's Party Platform:
"Legalize marijuana and end the drug war, which targets communities of color."
"Legalize marijuana and end the drug war, which targets communities of color."
ORGANIZATIONS:
Drug Policy Alliance
An organization working to end the war on drugs and promote new drug policies based on science, common sense, compassion, public health, and human rights.
An organization working to end the war on drugs and promote new drug policies based on science, common sense, compassion, public health, and human rights.
