http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/10/18/former.surgeon.general.marijuana/index.html?hpt=T2 This is great and all... but how much nicer would it be if these people would actually come out in support of weed when they actually still had some power?
i wiki'd joycelyn elders. she did argue for the exploration of drug legalization, but she was later fired for saying masturbation should be taught in schools as it was a normal part of human sexuality and could decrease other risky sexual behaviors. supposedly that was the straw that broke the camels back.