Marijuana has won the war on drugs

For some who want to cut the budget, the drug war looks like a good place to start.

by Walter Hickey

At least when it comes to marijuana, the war on drugs is over.

Two states have passed marijuana legalization laws that fly in the face of national drug policy.

Polling on the issue shows a rejection of prohibition. The opinions of law enforcement commanders has begun to shift.

For some who want to cut the budget, the drug war is looking like a good place to start.

Now, for the first time, when a marijuana lobbyist calls a member of Congress, they get asked for money, not hung up on, Allen St Pierre, the executive director of NORML told Business Insider. And, as St Pierre was proud to point out, the man in the White House personally invented a new way to smoke marijuana in high school….

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