Issue Position: The War on Drugs

Issue Position

However well-intended, the war on drugs has been a catastrophe for our nation. The illegal trade of drugs is the source of gang violence, single parent households (because the father has been incarcerated) high drug prices that turn otherwise law-abiding citizens into thieves to support their addiction, and racial profiling throughout the justice system. Legalization of recreational marijuana, regulated in a manner similar to alcohol and cigarettes, would be a significant step in the right direction.

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