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)