Barack Obama/Drug Abuse Policy

Drug Issues

 * Obama supported the interests of the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors 100% from 2005-2006.

Resources

 * Project Vote Smart's interest group ratings on drug issues.

Voting Record

 * 2005: Obama voted to create the "Display of Tobacco Products Act" which makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away, or display tobacco products for sale at any location where the consumer can acquire those products through self-service. It also requires tobacco products to be displayed from behind a sales or service counter so that consumers cannot access tobacco products without assistance by an employee.
 * 2004: Obama voted to restrict the display of tobacco advertisements.
 * 2003: Obama co-sponsored a bill to use money from the Tobacco Settlement Recover Fund for comprehensive tobacco use prevention and reductions program to be administered by the Department of Health.
 * 2003: Obama sponsored a bill to make illegal alcoholic cigarette wrapping paper.
 * 2003: Obama voted to prohibit cigarette distribution/sales within 1000 feet of a school.
 * 2003: Obama sponsored a bill to increase the minimum age to buy tobacco to 19 years.
 * 2002: Obama supported an Increase In the Illinois cigarette tax with revenues used to boost state funding.
 * 2002: Obama voted to allow employees of the Department of Revenue to arrest any person violating the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
 * 2001: Obama sponsored a bill prohibiting distribution of bidis (a type of cheap Indian cigarette made unprocessed tobacco wrapped in leaves).
 * 2001: Obama voted for a bill that taxed snuff (powdered tobacco sniffed up the nose instead of smoked).
 * 2001: Obama sponsored a bill to tax out-of-state tobacco distributors when they sell tobacco products to retailers and consumers in Illinois.
 * 2000: Obama sponsored a bill to ban the sale of bidi cigarettes.

External resources

 * Project Vote Smart's database of Obama's interest group ratings, Obama's important votes, McCain's important votes and McCain's interest group ratings.