It's Time for an Exit Strategy from the "War on Drugs"
As more people become aware of the devastating consequences of the failed "war on drugs," it becomes apparent that we need to find a new way forward for actually controlling drugs. Many prominent citizens are now calling for the creation of a "Blue Ribbon Commission" to finally take a serious look at real solutions to our drug abuse and illegal drug market problems.
Indeed, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) and several other senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to create a commission charged with conducting an 18-month, top-to-bottom review of the nation's entire criminal justice system and offering concrete recommendations for reform. When asked on CNN about legalizing drugs, Sen. Webb replied, “Nothing should be off the table.”
Please join us by signing the petition below. We will compile the names and present them to Senator Webb in support of his bill, S.714, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act. We will also forward the petition and its signatures to President Obama.
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Number
Date
Name
Additional comments about the "war on drugs":
2391
November 20, 2009
Joseph Beedle
2390
November 20, 2009
Nicolas Quartermaine-Bragg
Where can we stand to use certain mind altering substance for the benefit of progress? Why are we beig inhibited from this
2389
November 20, 2009
Mark Thompson
i have smoked cannabis since roughly ninth grade I am now 43 years old
2388
November 20, 2009
WILLIAM ATHERTON
This asinine prohibition on drugs will only result in more death and crime throughout our country. It is a failed experiment, by any criteria that you might want to use. The drug prohibition LAWS are causing the crime. Just as with alocohol, if you take away the profit motive (black market), you take away the crime. It should be taxed and controlled just exactly like alcohol. ANY person who is likely to use ANY illegal drugs will use the drugs, whether they have to buy them from a criminal on the street or from a pharmacist or opther legal venue. Please stop this endless blood and madness on our streets. Take a cue from Amsterdam.
2387
November 20, 2009
Scott E
2386
November 20, 2009
Linden Hansmann
2385
November 19, 2009
Justin Albney
2384
November 19, 2009
Dominic
the war on drugs is a joke. its just so the people who are fighting the drugs can make money and so that people who run probation and the jail system can get their money also. the war on drugs is a failure and everyone knows it, so just end the war already.
2383
November 19, 2009
Mark Goldstein
2382
November 19, 2009
Orville Edwards
The war on drugs is a tremendous failure, and a waste of millions, and even billions of dollars, that our declining economy could be used else where.
2381
November 19, 2009
Roberto Ripp
2380
November 18, 2009
Doug Pickrel
2379
November 18, 2009
cleve burd
2378
November 18, 2009
Karsen FINNEY
2377
November 18, 2009
Karsen FINNEY
2376
November 18, 2009
Karsen FINNEY
2375
November 18, 2009
Michael Stallings
The real crime, has been the cruel social injustice brought on the simple user (particularly marijuana smokers) and the ill spent billions of taxes that could have gone to treatment and other needs.
2374
November 17, 2009
FELIPE FARIA
2373
November 17, 2009
charlie schneider
thanks for caring about the public
2372
November 17, 2009
George Jenkins
2371
November 16, 2009
Zachary Sage
2370
November 16, 2009
Paul Dunn
2369
November 16, 2009
Patrick Williams
The "war" is futile, Marijuana doesn't cause cancer, and it doesn't kill you. This whole "war" is a waste of my taxpayer money.
2368
November 16, 2009
freedom vivian
Transform Drug Policy Foundation have released a paper called 'After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation"
It is brilliant and has already been written.
2367
November 16, 2009
Chip Carlson
By legalizing drugs we should take the profit out of them.
Dedicated to our departed colleagues who courageously spoke out about the destructive policy of Drug Prohibition
Eleanor Schockett
Gil Puder
Whitman Knapp
John Perry
Ralph Salerno
Bob Owens
Eddie Ellison
Martin Haines
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