Words: Clinton feels non-violent drug offenders should be diverted away from prison. She also advocates “drug courts” that would serve as alternatives to the criminal justice system. “We need more treatment. It is unfair to urge people to get rid of their addiction (more…)

Words: McCain supports stricter enforcement of stricter penalties for drug crimes. He advocates prevention and education and public/private partnerships for treatment. “I can’t support the legalization of marijuana. … It is a gateway drug. There is a problem in America (more…)

Words: Obama feels we should address prevention, focusing on unemployment. He admits to having used marijuana and understands why young people are drawn to drugs. “We can assume that with lawful work available for young men now in the drug trade (more…)

Words: Paul feels that most federal drug laws should be repealed and argues that the “war on drugs” has been a total failure, that drug enforcement unfairly targets inner-city blacks. “We don’t have to have more courts and more prisons. We need to repeal the whole war on drugs. (more…)

Words: Romney has suggested that marijuana be treated like any other pharmaceutical but has also stated that he is not in favor of legalization. He is also concerned about the presence of “the drug culture” on television and the internet. (more…)

Words: Biden opposes stricter drug laws and advocates moving drug offenders out of the prison system. He also believes in light penalties for “soft drugs” like marijuana.
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Words: Edwards supports drug courts and alternatives to prison. He admits to having used marijuana. “We can create an infrastructure for success for those who are charged and convicted for the first time, so that we help them with drug counseling, job counseling (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes that our drug policy should be an integral part of our foreign policy. He takes a hard line even on soft drugs and supports mandatory sentencing. He also opposes medical marijuana.
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Words: Huckabee supports drug courts for non-violent drug offenders, but believes that drug education fails and drug punishment works. He feels that stricter penalties for drug-related crimes should be enforced and opposes medical marijuana use. (more…)

Words: Kucinich advocates decriminalizing marijuana, supports rehabilitation over incarceration, and believes that there is a racial bias in drug enforcement and that medical marijuana should be decided by doctors and patients. (more…)

Words: Richardson supports drug courts and treatment over prison sentences for users, but believes in mandatory jail sentences for dealers. He feels that the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes is “the right thing to do”. He advocates cracking down on illegal drug labs (more…)

Words: Thompson feels that the DEA has no meaningful goals or performance measures. He believes there should be harsh penalties for all drug offenses.

Actions: Thompson voted FOR spending (more…)