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ORIGINAL 2004 PLATFORM LANGUAGE
H. Criminal Justice
- We call for 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 call for an end to the "war on drugs." We support expanded drug counseling and treatment.
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PROPOSED 2008 PLATFORM LANGUAGE
H. Criminal Justice
- Cannabis/Hemp, is to be legalized, regulated and controlled like cigarettes and alcohol.
- All Narcotics, Ecstasy and Methamphetamine, are to be medicalized and come under the supervision of medical personnel. All other illegal drugs are to be decriminalized for future debate and true and honest medicinal study.
- Taxes derived from the sale of Cannabis/Hemp will go to communities that have been ravished by the drug war as reparations to rebuild infrastructure such as; public education, health care and addiction treatment programs. We call for an end to the so-called "war on drugs."
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