STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION Petition
Obama: Fix U.S. Drug Policy!

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STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY FOUNDATION wrote and will deliver this petition.

About this Petition:

As he prepares his new administration, Obama has the opportunity to appoint a "Drug Czar" who will shift drug policy toward a public health model and away from a criminal model. Please sign this petition and let our new president know that a change in drug policy is needed!

The Desired Outcome of this Petition:

Obama appoints a "Drug Czar" who will treat drug abuse as a health issue rather than a criminal issue and will move away from a "War on Drugs" paradigm.

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To: President-elect Obama

We petition that…

When you called the War on Drugs an "utter failure" in 2004, you were right. A 2008 Zogby poll found that 3 out of 4 of Americans agree with you.

When appointing the head of your Office of National Drug Control Policy, please select someone with health, science, or education credentials rather than a military general, law enforcement official, or "tough on drugs" politician. The next "Drug Czar" should base policy on proven methodology rather than counterproductive ideology. At a minimum, he or she should support these measures:

*Ending the racially unjust disparity in sentencing for crack and powder cocaine.

*Ending the practice of prosecuting patients in states with medical marijuana laws.

*Eliminating the federal law that denies financial aid to students with drug convictions.

We all know that the War on Drugs is failing because handcuffs don't cure addictions -- doctors do. You have the opportunity to bring us the change we need. Will you?
Sincerely,
The Undersigned

140,082 Signatures

Name City State / Region Country
140,053. zbeavers Mahatten Kansas United States
140,054. Jason D Vance Port Orange Florida United States
140,055. Guy Vandenberg San Francisco California United States
140,056. Rebecca Short Kansas City Missouri United States
140,057. Michelle Perez Leland Mississippi United States
140,058. Erika Zimmerman Simi Valley California United States
140,059. Georgia Borner Durham New Hampshire United States
140,060. Nathan Balkey Hendersonville Tennessee United States
140,061. Austin Edwards Omaha Nebraska United States
140,062. Deborah Darby Madison Wisconsin United States
140,063. Zachary Walker Perry Kansas United States
140,064. Karen Bossetti Los Angeles California United States
140,065. Nattasha Brown Waldorf Maryland United States
140,066. Stephen Shafer Dover New Hampshire United States
140,067. Mario Mendoza Hutchinson Kansas United States
140,068. Melina Watts Los Angeles California United States
140,069. Joe Carey Shawnee Kansas United States
140,070. Jamell Brandon Fields Richmond Virginia United States
140,071. Christopher Hansell Houston Texas United States
140,072. Lennie Vernet Minneapolis Minnesota United States
140,073. Toni Nash Decatur Illinois United States
140,074. Ashley Wood Radford Virginia United States
140,075. Samantha Estep Wilmington Delaware United States
140,076. Kurt Miranda Manhattan Kansas United States
140,077. Dan Corman Colorado Springs Colorado United States
140,078. Dee Byard Poe Topeka Kansas United States
140,079. Seth Newell Big Spring Texas United States
140,080. Andy Lipford Paducah Kentucky United States
140,081. Jeremy Harman Big Spring Texas United States
140,082. Matt Slavish Bear Delaware United States
 
 
 
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