president obama, himself, a former pot smoker whose academic and professional achievement was obviously unhindered by the occasional high, appointed michelle leonhart as head of drug enforcement administration. the obama administration in the person of the head of the d.e.a. insisted marijuana remain classified a schedule 1 drug which means the obama administration officially considers marijuana to be just as dangerous as heroin. now, we know that no one, no one in the obama administration is stupid enough to actually think that, but we also know that politicians have no intention of facing reality any time soon when it comes to marijuana. politicians will continue to allow young lives to be ruined for mere possession of marijuana. politicians will continue to allow people to be arrested, allow people to go to jail,