Where do 2008 presidental candidates stand on medical marijuana?

[Cobalt Violet]

I know Kucinich is for it but what about the others? I just don't seem to have much current information on the others.

[Lost-in-FL]

1. If I was a candidate, I would...

NOT stand on marijuana but smoke it. :smoke: :+

At least we all know the ** Administration is smoking something.

[Cobalt Violet]

I've goggling and searching and I'm getting frustrated.

I can't seem to find out. Maybe they aren't standing on it and smoking it as you said you would be doing.

[smoogatz]

2. I don't see this as one of the major issues this time around.

Do you? Really?

[Cobalt Violet]

3. It matters a lot to me.

It's one of my major issues as someone with a disease that has an improved cure rate among cannabis users.

[smoogatz]

5. Fine. But as a national issue?

I mean, I think pot should be legalized, end of story. It's pretty much been proven to be a benign substance for adult users, yet we're throwing people in jail for using it (not to mention consuming millions/billions in tax dollars every year combatting it)--meanwhile alcohol and tobacco are legal, despite causing hundreds (thousands?) of deaths in this country every year, blah blah blah, ain't gonna happen as long as there's a Republican party. But the medical use thing has a pretty narrow constituency--it's important, it's the right thing to do, but it's not anywhere near the top of the list for most voters, I don't think.

[Cobalt Violet]

9. Since this is the Drug Policy Forum...

I thought I would ask my drug policy related question since others in this forum may have already found answers to my question.

[smoogatz]

10. Sorry--it popped up on the latest page.

Didn't check the forum. My bad.

[Cobalt Violet]

11. That's okay.

I've probably done it myself at one point or another. (The sports forum also comes out on the latest page.)

I would like to know the candidates position on all drug policies not just medical M but this one matters to me because of recent things happening in CA with the DEA.

I find that most other non-drug related issues are much easier to research but I got stuck on this one.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. i know one thing. Hillary is hiding on the issue. guaranteed.

then again, she hides on every issue until the polls are in.

Richardson gave a speach a couple of months ago (I can't find it and don't recall where) and called the war on drugs is a fiasco.
Obama has not come out on medMarijuana, but has called our current policy counterproductive.

[Cobalt Violet]

7. Thanks.

It looks like he supports it January 26, 2006 :

“After speaking with many seriously ill New Mexicans, I have decided to include this bill on my call. This issue is too important, and there are too many New Mexicans suffering to delay this issue any further.”


I'll admit I got so frustrated looking up Edwards, Obama, and Clinton that I looked no further.

[mzmolly]

6. I don't think most consider that issue to be at the top of the American agenda?

I'm not sure everyone will have a statement on it?

[Cobalt Violet]

8. It doesn't have to be "at the top" for me to want to know.

I want to know. Other people have other issues they want answers for and this is one of mine. I have answers for many of the other issues I care about. But since this is the Drug Policy forum I believe this question is appropriate.

[mzmolly]

12. Absolutely. I just don't know that you'll find the information with ease.

I also don't have a problem with your asking the question, sorry you took it that way. :hi:

[Cobalt Violet]

13. It's not easy to get info.

I'll email the candidates themselves. I think this and other drug policies are in need of some serious overhauling. The policies of the '80's and '90's aren't working and should be reassessed. I have a feeling we will have the House, Senate, and Presidency in 2009 and I hope we find sometime eventually to update these policies.

Plus I know the candidates can and have changed over the years so I wanted up-to-date info.