The War on Drugs has been assaulted on many sides as a failure in terms of its impact on human lives and government spending. Despite polls finding that a majority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, and a spate of state regulations throughout the nation that allow for marijuana to be sold as a medicinal product, the Obama administration has so far been steadfast in its opposition to lifting the weed prohibition. In response to the free citizens of Washington and Colorado voting to legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults, federal authorities may or may not swoop in and crush the countryamp;rsquo;s fledgling networks of marijuana producers and suppliers. In the meantime, storefront cannabis clinics have popped up like, well, like weeds.
