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[thecurious1]

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Several candidates on the Dems have a "pro hemp" stance but with the current political landscape ... most aren't sensitive to the issue. (nor care about it at this time).

Political Leaders' views on the Issues (http://www.ontheissues.org/Candidates.htm)

[thecurious1]

Republican

Rudy Giuliani

* AdWatch: Got tough on drugs like meth in Massachusetts. (Dec 2007)
* FactCheck: Romney's tough-on-drugs meth bill never passed. (Dec 2007)
* Tried to ban methadone treatment for heroin addicts. (May 2007)
* In Dorismond drug shooting, sullied victim as "no choirboy". (Jan 2007)
* Drug policy should be an integral part of foreign policy. (Sep 1997)

Mike Huckabee

* More drug courts & rehab, instead of incarceration. (Sep 2007)
* Drug education fails; drug punishment works. (Jun 2007)
* Supports drug courts for non-violent drug offendors. (Jan 2007)
* Stricter penalties for drug-related crimes. (Nov 2002)
* Treatment for drug use instead of incarceration. (Jan 2001)
* Curb supply by eradication; change attitudes to curb demand. (Nov 1992)
* More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)

John McCain

* Mexico should extradite drug dealers to the US. (Mar 2007)
* Administration is AWOL on the war on drugs. (Mar 2000)
* Public/private partnerships for drug treatment. (Jan 2000)
* Prevention & education apply to alcohol as well as marijuana. (Oct 1999)
* Weâ??re losing drug war - just say no. (Oct 1999)
* $1B for detection equipment for more border interdiction. (Mar 1999)
* Mexico: balancing act between free trade & stopping drugs. (Mar 1999)
* Restrict methadone treatment programs. (Feb 1999)
* Stricter penalties; stricter enforcement. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)

Mitt Romney

* Combat the ruthless narco-terrorists in Colombia. (Jul 2007)

Ron Paul

* War on drugs is out of control; revert control to states. (Dec 2007)
* Repeal most federal drug laws; blacks are treated unfairly. (Sep 2007)
* Inner-city minorities are punished unfairly in war on drugs. (Sep 2007)
* $500B on War on Drugs since 1970s has been a total failure. (Sep 2007)
* Legalize industrial hemp. (Jan 2007)
* Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
* War on Drugs has abused Bill of Rights . (Dec 2000)
* Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)
* Rated A by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Rated +30 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)

Democrats

Hillary Clinton

* Reduce sentencing disparity for crack, but not retroactively. (Dec 2007)
* 1969: held herself aloof from college drug counterculture. (Jul 2007)
* Divert non-violent drug offenders away from prison. (Jun 2007)
* Address drug problem with treatment and special drug courts. (Oct 2000)

John Edwards

* Reduce sentencing disparity for crack cocaine retroactively. (Dec 2007)
* Oppose decriminalizing marijuana; it sends wrong signal. (Oct 2007)
* Supports national ban on smoking in public places. (Sep 2007)
* Do not lower drinking age from 21 to 18. (Sep 2007)
* Help convicts with drug counseling & job counseling. (Jun 2007)
* Supports drug courts and alternatives to incarceration. (Mar 2004)
* Disparity in penalty for crack vs. powder is not justified. (Jan 2004)
* Admits having smoked marijuana. (Nov 2003)
* Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
* Rated B- by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)

Barack Obama

* 2001: questions harsh penalties for drug dealing. (Oct 2007)
* Do not lower drinking age from 21 to 18. (Sep 2007)
* Smokes cigarettes now; smoked some pot in high school. (Feb 2007)
* Admitted marijuana use in high school & college. (Jan 2007)
* Deal with street-level drug dealing as minimum-wage affair. (Oct 2006)
* Understand why youngsters want to use drugs. (Aug 1996)

Dennis Kucinich

* Reduce sentencing disparity for crack cocaine retroactively. (Dec 2007)
* Supports national ban on smoking in public places. (Sep 2007)
* Lower drinking age from 21 to 18; and voting age to 16. (Sep 2007)
* Medical marijuana should be decided by doctors & patients. (Aug 2007)
* Hasn't smoked marijuana, but would decriminalize it. (Nov 2003)
* Emphasizes rehabilitation over incarceration. (Sep 2003)
* War on Drugs benefits only the prison-industrial complex. (Aug 2003)
* Racial bias in drug enforcement is pervasive. (Aug 2003)
* Addiction is a medical and moral problem. (Aug 2003)
* Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
* Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
* Rated A+ by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)
* Rated +10 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)

Green

Cynthia McKinney

* Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
* Rated +20 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)

[thecurious1]

Libertarian

George Phillies

Prohibition - When I was a little boy, television was filled with gangster prohibition movies. My parents, who were very wise people, told me that there were two certainties about prohibition: It was a total failure. No one would ever be dumb enough to try it again. Now we have drug prohibition, a total failure that wastes tens of billions of dollars and gives criminal records to tens of millions of Americans. It's time to treat marijuana the way we treat alcohol. Yes, people will have drug problems. People have alcohol problems, too. We live in an imperfect world, but we should try to avoid making it worse.