The Washington Post has spent a century crusading for the incarceration of regular Americans for their private drug use. As California NORML director Dale Gieringer notes, “[The Post] led the charge for tougher anti-drug laws in the ’80s and ’90s, and have steadfastly supported federal control over individual and states’ rights with regard to drugs.”
So it’s surprising that they would urge President Obama to stand down in the face of legalization in Colorado and Washington. Post-Thanksgiving, even the Post may have found a limit to its appetite for the cruel and unusual punishment of pot smokers.