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Latest Promises In Drugs
Donald Trump
Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
State Department designates six cartels and two gangs as foreign terrorist organizations
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February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Impose the death penalty for selling drugs
January 19, 2025
Joe Biden
Lower cost of prescription drugs
Joe Biden reduced prescription drug prices, but not by 60% across the board
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Decriminalize marijuana
Biden pushes marijuana rescheduling forward, but Trump administration likely to finish process
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries
Biden FDA approves Florida request to import drugs from Canada, but state didn’t act
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Change tax code so pharmaceutical production stays in the US
Joe Biden fails to change the tax code to keep pharmaceutical companies’ production in the U.S.
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December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Expand services for people during and after incarceration
Biden increases funding, announces strategic plan to ease reentry for incarcerated individuals
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July 24, 2024
Joe Biden
Repeal law barring Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices
Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act will allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices
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August 10, 2022
Barack Obama
Send first-time nonviolent drug offenders to rehab if appropriate
Clear emphasis on drug treatment approaches
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December 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Enhance drug courts
Drug courts are expanding, though not in federal system
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December 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and cocaine
Congress reduces disparity
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August 13, 2010
