Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske named new "Drug Czar": Will Reason Prevail?

President Obama has chosen Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to be the nation's drug czar. Pending congressional confirmation, Kerlikowske would direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Kerlikowske's nomination has been received with a cautious hopefulness by advocates for drug policy reform. Seattle residents who work on drug-reform issues called Kerlikowske smart and reasonable, and they noted that his police department has largely abided by a voter-approved initiative that made marijuana possession the city's lowest law enforcement priority. Here's one member of the Marijuana Policy Project talking to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow:

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