A suggestion, following the policy of the Bush administration of appointing anti-union ideologues as Sec. of Labor, logging executives as head of the US Forest Service and Enron executives as the head of the Department of Energy it is only reasonable to appoint Tommy Chong as the new Drug Czar.

He has the same qualifications as the Bush appointees but unlike them he will actually bring a modicum of reason to a historically disfunction and harmful set of policies. If there is opposition his advocates could just recycle the arguments made for the Bush appointees with simple word substitution where appropriate.

i.e. With his vast background in mineral extraction and extensive ties to the coal industry Mr. X is the obvious choice to head the dept. of Mine safety and regulation. He understands the economic difficulties of the Mine owners and how to work with them to achieve maximizing production while minimizing the cost of the regulatory burden.

With his vast background in drug use and extensive ties to the cultivation industry Mr. Chong is the obvious choice to head the of Drug Policy. He understands the economic difficulties of the growers and how to work with them to achieve maxiniun production while minimizing the cost of the regulatory burden.

See how easy it would be.