Not caught any report like this before; with this sub-title: After 40 years, Washington is quietly giving up on a futile battle that has spread corruption and destroyed thousands of lives.

Link:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...s-1870218.html

Starts with:
After 40 years of defeat and failure, America's "war on drugs" is being buried in the same fashion as it was born – amid bloodshed, confusion, corruption and scandal.
Ends with:
This year should be the year that common sense vanquishes the mailed fist in an unwinnable war against an invisible enemy.
Is this reporting echoed in the USA?