The Anti-Prohibitionist Candidate Report Card grades presidential candidates based on holistic evaluations of their drug and marijuana policy positions. These evaluations are based primarily upon candidates' public statements and voting records.
With 2.3 million people now in prison (up from less than 200,000 in 1970), it's past time to abandon the fantasy that arrests and incarcerations will ever solve our nation's drug problems. Instead, our current approach needlessly wastes billions of dollars and exacerbates many of America's existing social problems.
At SendTheRightMessage.com, we realize drug policy may not be the single most important issue in this election, but we believe it is among the most important issues, and we appreciate all the voters and candidates who have taken time to reconsider our nation's failed "War on Drugs."