Link

City Council did not override Mayor John Cook’s veto of a resolution that had asked for a federal debate on the legalization of narcotics. Council voted 4-4 on the veto reversal. At least six of the eight city representatives needed to approve the item in order to override the veto.

Still… Kudos to [...]

White House Announcement:

The President intends to designate Patrick Ward, of Virginia, to be Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Here’s Patrick Ward’s bio. Scott Morgan has some mild speculation, but I’m guessing that it’s just a matter of Walters leaving and the fact that the ONDCP head is seldom [...]