Sort of expected this to be an Onion article, or perhaps another fake newspaper from the Yes Men. Edit: More info Interesting bits: and The Department of Justice is weighing its legal response to the state laws, but the White House's drug czar maintained on Wednesday that they would not affect his office."Rather, the strategy pursues a 21st century approach to drug policy that balances public health programs, effective law enforcement, and international partnerships. This 'third way' is rooted in the knowledge that drug addiction is a disease of the brain — one that can be treated, recovered from, and, most importantly, prevented."
The release of the strategy comes as the federal government wrestles with recently approved policies in Washington state and Colorado that legalize the use of marijuana. In November, voters in those states approved ballot measures that allowed recreational use of the drug, putting the states at odds with federal law.