Drug Policy Reform
Current drug policies have created a lucrative black market for illicit drugs, filled our prisons and jails, and left countless individuals permanently scarred from the effects of drug abuse. The Church Council is part of a broad-based coalition that is advocating for a fresh look at our statewide drug policies that seeks a better way to deal with our drug epidemic.
In addition to the Church Council, the coalition includes:
*King County Medical Society*Loren Miller Bar Association
*Municipal League of King County
*Physicians for Social Responsibility of Washington
*Seattle League of Women Voters
*Washington Academy of Family Physicians
*Washington Osteopathic Medical Association
*Washington Society of Addiction Medicine
*Washington State Bar Association
*Washington State Medical Association,
*Washington State Pharmacy Association
*Washington State Psychiatric Association
*Washington State Psychological Association
*Washington State Public Health Association
Early in 2005, the coalition released an important report: "Effective Drug Control: Toward a New Legal Framework." Read the report here.
The Council will continue to advocate for a new approach to drug policy, in the hopes that our communities will be freed from the long term effects of substance abuse and chemical dependency.
