Don't be shocked... The Drug War may be coming to an end.

Before you hit the delete button....let me report what is happening at the highest level of Federal Government. From the WSJ, the new Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske calls for an end to the war on drugs... yes it is true. After decades of Nancy Reagan with just say no, billions spent every year on eradicating marijuana, the highest incarceration rates of any civilized country and turf wars between low level drug dealers that have reeked devastation across our country, FINALLY, some common sense has reached the office of drug control.

Our jails and prisons are filled with drug offenders, costing this State 47k a year to house. Overcrowding in our courts and jails has created more troubles for fair and swift justice for more seriuos crimes.

HIV is on the upswing again so is the rate of tuberculous in our prisons. The money spent on the drug war to this point is more criminal than the crimes themselves. The system has created the prison state employing and spending more than we do on education and a few small wars. We have sprayed entire regions of other countries with agent orange and have created corruption among law enforcement.

While I do admit that some of the home made drugs like meth are very bad of society, it all boils down to a health care issue and not a law enforcement problem. While the Feds and the States have spent billions on the supply side of the drug war and then the demand side, prices for most all drugs have dropped over the years, except marijuana. We have invaded countries, killed and or imprisoned leaders of States, helped fuel huge multi national drug cartels and created whole wasteful agencies battling the drug war.

The drug war has been as futile as most of the wars in my lifetime. And it is so refreshing to see the administration look for ways to end such wasteful programs. IF, the administration were to lift the ban on marijuana and hemp, billions in tax revenue could be used for health care, education, veterans and a host of other worthy programs that would enhance our society.

Look for this to happen late this year or the beginning of next. Obama realizes we can't continue to spend precious tax dollars on trying to arrest, incarcerate and deny employment to the 30 to 60 million of us who enjoy our plants flowers.