Contrastive Drug Policies of Presidential Candidates

Parth Patel

English 122-34

15 March 2015

Professor Zimmerman

Contrastive Drug Policies of Presidential Candidates

Former Gov. Bush has a long history of supporting the drug wars and restricting the sanctioning of cannabis for any reason. He and his wife, Columba, in consultative leading body of the Drug Free America Foundation, a radical hostile to cannabis association with a background marked by restricting weed strategy change endeavors. (Haddon, p. 1)

In 2014, former Gov. Bush formally restricted a statewide ballot initiative to set up an extensive medicinal pot program in Florida.

At the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, he said he backs states' rights to set up their own cannabis approaches and that the government ought not to meddle in their choices.

Amid a radio meeting in December 2015, he said he bolsters cannabis decriminalization, in spite of the fact that he likewise compared cannabis to sedatives, called it a "gateway drug," and asserted "the new pot [is] very, exceptionally harmful."

Dr. Carson has communicated some backing for permitting the utilization of cannabis for medical use, yet he has been very condemning of sanctioning and controlling cannabis for grown-up use, referring to the altogether exposed "entryway drug" hypothesis. (Haddon, p. 1)

In January 2016, he said he supposes weed ought to be rescheduled to take into account medicinal use. At the point when asked how he would do that he didn't give specifics yet said it would be "simple" to realize changes at the government level (Haddon, p. 1). He said that he would presumably implement government cannabis laws in states, for example, Colorado and Washington, which have made it lawful for grown-up use, however take into consideration some type of therapeutic use. He additionally said that, as president, he would "totally" proceed with the war on medications and "increase it." (The Election, Prescription Drugs and Wellness, 2016)

Gov. Christie restricts the authorization of weed and has stood up over and over against states that have sanctioned cannabis for grown-ups. He doesn't bolster states' rights to build up their own particular weed course of action and he has said that in the event that he is chosen he would authorize government restriction laws in states that have voted to sanction and manage cannabis for grown-up use (The Election, Prescription Drugs And Wellness, 2016).

He contradicted New Jersey's marijuana law for medicinal use, which was marked by his ancestor, and he has forced strict confinements on the system that have hampered its viability.

Hilary Clinton has communicated support for lawful access to restorative pot and more research into the health advantages of cannabis.

In 2014, when gotten some information about the legitimization laws affirmed in Colorado and Washington, she said "states are the research facilities of democratic system" and that she needs to see what happens in those states preceding taking a position in backing or restriction to such laws (The Election, Prescription Drugs and Wellness, 2016).

Amid the October 13 Democratic presidential open deliberation she was asked whether she has taken a position on state legitimization laws now that a year has passed by, to which she answered, "No." Instead, she communicated support for laws that permit lawful access to therapeutic cannabis, and in addition worry about U.S. detainment rates, taking note of that she doesn't trust individuals ought to be detained for pot use. In a meeting the next day, she communicated support for permitting states to receive their own pot arrangements and said she would not need the national government to meddle in them.

On November 7, Hilary Clinton said she bolsters renaming cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule II to evacuate hindrances to inquiring about its health advantages.

At the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, Sen. Cruz said he is against the sanctioning of cannabis for recreational use, however he trusts states ought to have the privilege to build up their own pot arrangements.

Beforehand, the representative had condemned the Obama organization for not authorizing government weed laws in Colorado and Washington after voters in those states embraced laws that control and assessment weed likewise to liquor.