Sadly this is not the man that Obama chose as the new drug czar, but at least they were both former Police Chiefs of the same city. The man speaking above is named Norm Stamper and he thinks we should legalize drugs after what he witnessed fighting on the front lines of the so called “war on drugs.” Obama has chosen Gil Kerlikowske to take on the position as america’s top drug cop. Many anti-prohibition advocates voiced concern that obama chose a cop and not a health advocate to lead the phony “war on drugs”

“While we’re disappointed that President Obama seems poised to nominate a police chief instead of a major public health advocate as drug czar, we’re cautiously optimistic that Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske will support Obama’s drug policy reform agenda,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a leading advocate of alternatives to the war on drugs.

“What gives us hope is the fact that Seattle has been at the cutting edge of harm reduction and other drug policy reform developments in the United States over the last decade,” Nadelmann said.