Pat Robertson -- pro-legalization?

A group of world leaders that included former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan and former chairman of the Fed Paul Volcker, called for a shift in the way the world approaches illegal drugs. It's the largest collection of world leaders to call for decriminalization to date. But perhaps the most interesting part of the article is this quote:

Yahoo! News

Christian talk show host Pat Robertson caused a stir in December when he endorsed on "The 700 Club" faith-based rehabilitation programs instead of jail time for drug use, and even appeared to support the legalization of marijuana. "I'm not exactly for the use of drugs, don't get me wrong," he said. "I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot--that kind of thing--it's costing us a fortune and it's ruining young people."

Now I know we're at the end of days. Pat Robertson is pro-decriminalization? Did someone sneak him a pot brownie by accident? Perhaps the last key demographic in support of the War on Drugs has been evangelical Christians. Despite's Robertson's age his opinion carries a great deal of weight among evangelicals. It's one thing to have your run-of-the-mill hippies and libertarians criticizing the War on Drugs, it's another thing entirely to have right-wing evangelicals start criticizing it. I think its safe to say now that the tide is turning. With prisons overflowing, governments struggling to make payroll, and public opinion coming around; full-scale reform on this issue should happen on a national level within the next 10 years.

Lawsuit Seeks to Remove Marijuana from Schedule I

LA Times:

Marijuana advocates filed a suit in a U.S. Circuit Court today to force the Obama administration to answer a petition that seeks to have the federal government recognize cannabis as a drug with acceptable medical uses.

I support the cause, but file this under "fat chance of succeeding", the Obama Administration, while not as hostile as some previous administrations, has shown very little desire to reform this nation's drug laws. I don't expect much to come of this.