US DC: Column: California’s Vote to Legalize Marijuana Is a Step in the Right Di

Washington Post, 15 Oct 2010 – BOSTON – In the upcoming California referendum on legalizing marijuana for recreational use, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske have something in common. Both are missing the forest for the weed. According to recent polls, Californians are on the verge of approving the legalization of marijuana and overthrowing nearly a century of failed American drug prohibition. Hail to the Golden State.