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# Obama to Pivot Drug Policy in Second Term?
- URL: https://ivn.us/obama-to-pivot-drug-policy-in-second-term/
- Published: 2012-07-02T19:01:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:26:50.000Z
- Author: Kymberly Bays
- Tags: News

In a [*GQ* article](http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/07/exclusive-in-his-second-term-obama-will-pivot-to-the-drug-war.html?ref=ivn.us) today, and expanded upon on [Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/obama-drug-war%5Fn%5F1643483.html?ref=ivn.us), the possibility of President Obama altering his administration's drug policy if he wins a second term is examined.

According to *GQ* sources, "[Obama aides and associates](http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/07/exclusive-in-his-second-term-obama-will-pivot-to-the-drug-war.html?ref=ivn.us)", the President intends on tackling the Drug War in his second term.

But, as [HuffPo reports](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/02/obama-drug-war%5Fn%5F1643483.html?ref=ivn.us), a former Obama drug policy adviser cautions against over-optimism:

> *"...if legalization advocates are waiting for the President's 'marijuana moment,' my guess is that day will never come. The scientific consensus is that legalization would increase use, especially among kids, and I think that is not something the President wants to happen under his watch."*