Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy released an article in which he said:
Marijuana legalization, for any purpose, remains a non-starter in the Obama Administration.
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New “Drug Czar” Gil Kerlikowske’s stepson Jeffrey Kerlikowske remains in a Florida prison on a probation violation stemming from marijuana and battery charges.
On the heels of calling for the End of the Drug War, America’s new Drug Czar sat down with The Wall Street Journal to answer a few questions. We’ve reprinted the bits directly relating to marijuana below.
Kerlikowske Says Analogy Is Counterproductive; Shift Aligns With Administration Preference for Treatment Over Incarceration.