In Stoner news..

New Drug Czar?

According to a report published in the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Gil Kerlikowske, Seattle’s Chief of Police since 2000, has been offered a job by the Obama administration as the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a cabinet level position commonly known as the “Drug Czar.” As such, Kerlikowske would oversee a nearly $14 billion budget and be charged with producing the National Drug Control Policy.

Best known to the marijuana reform community as the police chief responsible for overseeing the annual Seattle Hempfest without making arrests, Kerlikowske’s appointment would bring renewed hope for a long overdue national debate on America’s failed War on Drugs. A progressive reformer focused on community based policing, Kerlikowske has made Seattle a “model for sensible marijuana policy,” according to the Drug War Chronicle. He’s also a military veteran with more than 35 years experience in law enforcement.

While not outwardly in favor of marijuana legalization, Kerlikowske would nonetheless represent a significant departure from the “reefer madness” that afflicted all previous Drug Czars, under both Republicans and Democrats, since the position was created in 1988.

Also of note, Norm Stamper, Kerlikowske’s immediate predecessor as Seattle’s Chief of Police, is currently a vocal opponent of the War on Drugs, as author of “Breaking Ranks,” and as a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

Should Kerlikowske indeed be appointed, and confirmed by the Senate, long suffering marijuana law reformers will indeed be getting some “change you can breathe in!”

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If you don't understand what this means, they're trying to stop thee arrest on weed, & make it legal for adults of proper age.