Ballotpedia.org political website: on Drugs
Betsy Sweet:
Expand substance abuse treatment
- Treat opioid addiction as a health issue not a criminal issue, and treat it accordingly.
- Move addicts from prison to community-based treatment. Over 65% of prison inmates have addiction and behavioral health problems, and only
11% receive treatment in jail. It costs over $50,000/year to house a prisoner in Maine; let's spend that money on treatment services that benefit both the recovering addicts, their families and communities.
- Expand Medicaid to cover 80,000 new people.
This is the single biggest, fastest, and most effective step we can take to expand substance abuse treatment in Maine.
- Incentivize treatment for the whole person, not just the addiction.
We need to look at the life circumstances and the emotional pain that feeds the addiction at its core and provide the services necessary to address those issues.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2018 Maine Governor race
Nov 1, 2018
Betsy Sweet:
Legalize and promote industrial hemp
Legalize and promote industrial hemp, an industrial business with potential for
retooling vacant mills to be productive again.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2018 Maine Governor race
Nov 1, 2018
Colin Van Ostern:
Legalize medical marijuana for chronic pain
On medical marijuana: "Colin will work with legislators to ensure that the state's recently-implemented medical cannabis program doesn't restrict medically-sound usage for chronic pain conditions that are safely treated by the drug.
He will support legislation that would allow New Hampshire to join every other New England state in decriminalization."
Source: Ballotpedia.org on 2016 New Hampshire Gubernatorial race
Aug 31, 2016
David Zuckerman:
Legalize marijuana, starting with two ounces at a time
In January 2014, Zuckerman introduced legislation to legalize up to 2 ounces of marijuana at any one time, including a $50-per-ounce tax in order to cover the costs of regulation.
As of July 2013, Vermont law allows possession of one ounce of marijuana, and the state does not collect taxes on it.
Zuckerman supported more revenue in order to deal with treatment and recovery for addicts in the state. "And like I said, if there's more revenue that we could then put toward treatment for
those who are addicted to serious drugs then that would be a benefit," Zuckerman said in an interview.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on Vermont legislation voting record
Feb 29, 2020
Gavin Clarkson:
Supports local drug courts & opioid treatment
Q: What should be done at the federal level to address the crisis of opioid addiction?A: Local drug courts combining punitive powers with medical treatment and rehabilitative programs seem to offer the best hope of dealing with a crisis that federal
policy has exacerbated through crony subsidies, making pain a "vital sign," mandating abuse-deterrent formulas, outlawing generics, prohibiting maintenance therapy, and over-regulating Medication Assisted Treatment options.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 New Mexico Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
Hirsh Singh:
Treat drug addiction as a public health problem
As we see growing evidence of how new approaches to drug laws have been successful, it's time for New Jersey to move forward and legalize cannabis. I propose the following changes:Regulate and tax cannabis like alcohol.
Redirect law enforcement resources to fight serious crimes.Treat drug addiction as a public health problem allowing for different treatment methods for those in need of help.
Reform penalties for nonviolent drug offenders which have devastated inner city communities and overcrowded our prison system.
I believe in the rule of law, that is why I would fight to end Civil Asset Forfeiture in New Jersey which allows Law Enforcement to seize property without filing charges or getting a conviction.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 New Jersey Senate race
Nov 1, 2017
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