Maybe temporarily, but since we are actually having our "drug war" financed by China - long term we would certainly be better off if we stopped spending money on it.

You are right about the political difficulty regarding the situation though. Lots of people interested in keeping the gov't money flowing. There is also a large segment of industry that does not want to have to compete with hempen products.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)