“Despite President Obama’s youthful flirtation with drugs, the Obama administration has repeatedly refused to acknowledge America’s turning tide in the so-called war on drugs. A recent Quinnipiac poll found that a majority of Americans now support legalizing marijuana use. This has become a more mainstream position in recent years as states began to decriminalize the drug, despite federal statute, and as more members of the medical community have affirmed the drug’s medicinal benefits, particularly for those battling chronic or terminal ailments.”
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/blogging-beltway/tea-partier-embarrasses-obama-drug-policy
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