I’m sure people are wondering if President Obama is really going to change our nation’s drug policies? Only time will truly tell, but it’s very encouraging that the official White House website now calls for eliminating both the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity and the federal syringe ban. That’s very telling, and a remarkable change from the last eight years. It’s worth noting that these two reform items have been DPA’s top goals in DC for the last two years.

From the White House website’s civil rights section:

    *Eliminate Sentencing Disparities: President Obama and Vice President Biden believe the disparity between sentencing crack and powder-based cocaine is wrong and should be completely eliminated.
    * Promote AIDS Prevention: In the first year of his presidency, President Obama will develop and begin to implement a comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy that includes all federal agencies. The strategy will be designed to reduce HIV infections, increase access to care and reduce HIV-related health disparities. The President will support common sense approaches including age-appropriate sex education that includes information about contraception, combating infection within our prison population through education and contraception, and distributing contraceptives through our public health system. The President also supports lifting the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users. President Obama has also been willing to confront the stigma — too often tied to homophobia — that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.

Posted by Bill Piper

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