Walter Cronkite Speaks

If one of this country's most beloved and respected journalists has come out for our cause, how long can it be before we actually see some badly needed reform? Walter Cronkite's syndicated column calling for drug policy reform has just begun to surface and will no doubt be published across the country in the next few days. Cronkite obviously been talking to Ethan Nadelmann. He cites the Drug Policy Alliance's work in his piece and brings up many of the usual talking points on prison overcrowding and mandatory sentencing.

You have to admit, the man has a way with words. I've heard these statistics so many times I can recite them in my sleep but somehow they sound better when he says them. I mean, who can accuse Cronkite of having a legalization axe to grind and his closing remarks are as politically astute as ever.

We can expect no federal action during the congressional hiatus in activity ahead of the November elections, but it would be of considerable help if, across the country, campaigning politicians put this high on their promises of legislative action, much sooner than later.

From his mouth to our politician's ears. Read the whole thing.