Petition Sponsor:
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!
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! (show less)
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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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 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?
The Undersigned
140,143 Signatures
| Name | City | State / Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140,119. Tyler Jon Lister | Newton | New Jersey | United States |
| 140,120. Jill Lowery | Cartersville | Georgia | United States |
| 140,121. Julian Fine | Swampscott | Massachusetts | United States |
| 140,122. Claudia Olivares-Grant | Silver Spring | Maryland | United States |
| 140,123. Bruce Jones | Chatsworth | Georgia | United States |
| 140,124. Lauren Thom | South Hadley | Massachusetts | United States |
| 140,125. Lisa Simonds | Irvine | California | United States |
| 140,126. Michael Figures | Dallas | Texas | United States |
| 140,127. Kimberly France | Lexington | Kentucky | United States |
| 140,128. Mitchell Lowery | Cartersville | Georgia | United States |
| 140,129. Lance Gartner | Williamstown | Vermont | United States |
| 140,130. kristen raine | Overland Park | Kansas | United States |
| 140,131. Whitney Hughes | Colchester | Vermont | United States |
| 140,132. Michelle Corbin Walraven | Calhoun | Georgia | United States |
| 140,133. Tyler Burris | Charleston | South Carolina | United States |
| 140,134. Tori Nicole Crumet | Lawrence | Kansas | United States |
| 140,135. Troy Power | St. John's | Newfoundland And Labrador | Canada |
| 140,136. Matt Busker | Grand Junction | Colorado | United States |
| 140,137. Brianna REchichar | Grayslake | Illinois | United States |
| 140,138. Lulu Fourie | Overland Park | Kansas | United States |
| 140,139. Cathy Anne Smith Tysinger | Lexington | North Carolina | United States |
| 140,140. Cody Howells | Maynard | Ohio | United States |
| 140,141. Douglas Booker | Detroit | Michigan | United States |
| 140,142. tammy j fawcett | Boscawen | New Hampshire | United States |
| 140,143. John Kyle Chan | Hull | Quebec | Canada |
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