[UUDPR home] [Why UUs Need To Take a Stand]
| "The UUA urges that all local, state or provincial and federal laws in the United States and Canada making the growing, sale, trade and possession of marijuana a criminal offense be immediately repealed; [and] that any effects of the consumption of marijuana that may be found injurious to the user be handled by the proper psychological and medical care and not by criminal law." | ||
| -- | UUA Resolution on "Legalization of Marijuana," 1970 | |
"The effort to control heroin addiction by outlawry and strict law enforcement has not reduced heroin addiction, but, by making it extremely profitable, has increased it many times. ...This has led to a disastrous breakdown and corruption of our entire law enforcement and judicial process and to a vast increase in street violence and crime, jeopardizing the future existence of our metropolitan cities themselves. "The UUA urges ... counseling, therapy, therapeutic communities, referral services, methadone maintenance, or where necessary, heroin maintenance, all under medical supervision." | ||
| -- | UUA Resolution on "Drugs," 1973 | |
| "The 'War on Drugs,' which emphasizes the interdiction of supply and criminalization of use, has ... fostered an illegal market with criminal side effects as harmful as the addictions themselves. Be it resolved ... that the UUA promote the examination of the ethical and social ramifications of decriminalization and legalization of controlled substances; and ... develop educational materials for all ages about substance abuse." | ||
| -- | UUA Resolution on "Substance Abuse," 1991 | |