Recent ballot initiatives in a couple of states appear to signal an end in sight on the costly war on drugs. More a war on liberty, this four-decade old effort has sent thousands of non-violent individuals to jail, stolen reams of money from citizens, and served as a colossal waste of time and resources. Yet, as realists will argue, entrenched values in the federal community (DEA, Dept of Justice, etc) this war is by no means over.