http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/opinion/14kristof.html?_r=1 NYT's Nicholas Kristof Says Drugs Won the War on Drugs <-digg it
I believe this is the story another story was written about. Sorry I don't have the link to it. I just remember seeing a story on digg talking about how a respected journalist was taking on the topic with an interview with him.