It was less than one year ago when acting U.S.
DEA administrator Michelle Leonhart publicly declared that the escalating violence on the U.S./Mexico border should be viewed as a sign of the success� of Americas drug war strategies.
Source:
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/146090/are_u.s._pot_laws_the_root_cause_of_mexican_drug_violence
A day after telling a Denver news station of his profitable medical-marijuana operation, Chris Bartkowicz found himself under arrest by drug-enforcement agents who say they will continue to arrest growers despite a promise from the Obama administration to respect state laws allowing the growing and selling of marijuana for medicinal use.
Source:
http://rawstory.com/2010/02/obama-admins-promise-dea-continues-raids-medical-marijuana-growers/
