Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008

Barack Obama on Drugs

• Look at needle exchange; and expand treatment. (Feb 2008)
• Fight to rid our communities of meth. (Feb 2008)
• Expand drug courts; help prisoners with substance abuse. (Feb 2008)
• 2001: questions harsh penalties for drug dealing. (Oct 2007)
• Not first candidate to use drugs, but first honest about it. (Oct 2007)
• Do not lower drinking age from 21 to 18. (Sep 2007)
• Experimented with cocaine but turned down heroin. (Aug 2007)
• A "secret smoker", especially around reporters. (Aug 2007)
• Smokes cigarettes now; smoked some pot in high school. (Feb 2007)
• Admitted marijuana use in high school & college. (Jan 2007)
• Deal with street-level drug dealing as minimum-wage affair. (Oct 2006)
• Understand why youngsters want to use drugs. (Aug 1996)
• End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine. (Jun 2007)
• Require chemical resellers to certify against meth use. (Sep 2007)

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