Green Party on Drugs

	Green Party on Drugs Party Platform

End war on drugs: for legalization, treatment of abuse

Greens call for an end to the "war on drugs", legalization of drugs and for treating drug abuse as a health issue. The "war on drugs" has been an ill-conceived program that has wasted billions of dollars misdirecting law enforcement resources away from apprehending and prosecuting violent criminals, while crowding our prisons with non-violent drug offenders and disproportionately criminalizing youth of color. Source: Green Party Platform at 2020 Green National Convention , Jul 9, 2020

Nation is waking up to the end of the war on marijuana

The silence on the illegal mass spying on Americans by the NSA, and no doubt the CIA and other intelligence agencies, was deafening. The lack of discussion about the legality of the drone program showed once again the U.S. is a nation that violates the law rather than abides by it. The failure to discuss the mistaken mass incarceration that is so racially disproportionate was a missed opportunity as the nation is waking up to the end of the war on marijuana. Source: Green Party response to 2014 State of the Union , Jan 30, 2014

Cannabis/Hemp is to be legalized

Cannabis/Hemp is to be legalized, regulated and controlled like cigarettes and alcohol. Until this happens we advocate that medical marijuana be made a prescription drug that doctors may prescribe to their patients. Source: 2008 Green Party Platform from 2008 Chicago Convention , Jul 13, 2008

More drug counseling & treatment

We oppose the illicit activities of the international drug trade and the illicit money laundering that often accompanies the drug cartels.
We call for a revised view of the “drug problem” and an end to the “war on drugs,” recognizing that after over a decade of strident law-and-order posturing, the problems with hard drugs have only worsened.
We call for expanding drug counseling and treatment for those who need it.
We believe mandatory drug testing violates civil rights; therefore, we oppose mandatory testing.
We favor innovative sentencing and punishment options, including community service for first-time offenders and “Drug Court” diversion programs.
We support alternative sentencing for non-violent crimes (i.e. community service) and guaranteed education within prison.

Source: Green Party Platform, at 2000 National Convention , Jun 25, 2000

Replace Drug War with treatment and alternative sentencing

We support decriminalization of “VICTIMLESS” CRIMES, for example, the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
We call for legalization of industrial hemp and all its many uses.
We oppose the illicit activities of the international drug trade and the illicit money laundering that often accompanies the drug cartels. We call for a revised view of the “drug problem” and an end to the “war on drugs,” recognizing that after over a decade of strident law-and-order posturing, the problems with hard drugs have only worsened.
We call for expanding drug counseling and treatment for those who need it.
We believe mandatory drug testing violates civil rights; therefore, we oppose mandatory testing.
We favor innovative sentencing and punishment options, including community service for first-time offenders and “Drug Court” diversion programs. We support alternative sentencing for non-violent crimes.

Source: Green Party Platform, at 2000 National Convention , Jun 25, 2000

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