Obama launches new medical marijuana policy?

I sincerely hope this story is for real and not just another "strongly worded letter."

The Obama administration has announced a new policy on medical marijuana users. Under these new guidelines, users and suppliers won't be arrested as long as they follow state laws.

After Eric Holder has changed his stance countless times on this matter over the past 9 months, one hopes this policy isn't just talk.

If this policy is followed, this will be probably the most significant nationwide rollback of the failed War on Drugs in my lifetime. But perhaps it only seems significant because it differs so drastically from the policy of the Bush regime - which was to ignore state laws and prosecute seriously ill people no matter what the law said. (Bush really did take "regulation for thee, not for me" to new levels.)

The real test is: is the new policy talk or action? And if the prosecutions continue, will the states have the sense to prosecute the DEA for not following state law?

(Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9mnrkJu2S7Mly9xuWs4p9_TRkdwD9BDT0701)