For the record I've noticed the tone of reporting these days is a little different as well, personally. It is harder for people to demonize prescription drug ab

For the record I've noticed the tone of reporting these days is a little different as well, personally. It is harder for people to demonize prescription drug abuse; you don't get quite as much of the broad stereotyping and Hollywood-ization that happened in the 1980s on this subject. Yes, some people cling to old-fashioned hardened attitudes. But if you look at Gallup's poll on drugs (http://www.gallup.com/poll/1657/illegal-drugs.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/1657/illegal-drugs.aspx), people are way more worried about prescription drugs and the related heroin epidemic these days. Way more than cocaine, certainly. It's not in the poll, but it's hard to remember when the last time the boogeyman of the 1980s (crack cocaine) came up in reports. Support for marijuana legalization stands at 60% now, compared to the 1980s where support was at 25%. There is a large age gap in support, in marijuana at least (http://www.gallup.com/poll/196550/support-legal-marijuana.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/196550/support-legal-marijuana.as... -- 55+ 45% support, 18-34 77% support). Although I'm sure harder stances will linger onward, as it has in the AG's mind, the AG's stance is increasingly looking out of touch.