From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

A bipartisan ceasefire in the war on drugs.

Hello again, I'm Mormon Almi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

President Obama says marijuana is no worse than alcohol and no top-tier Republican accuses him

of being soft on crime. In fact, GOP governors Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry are talking up medical use

and decriminalization as even red states get on the bandwagon. Polls show more than half of Americans favor outright legalization,

although even some longtime critics of the war on drugs warned that's going too far.

And the Obama administration is speaking with more than one voice.

We'll look at the fast-changing, increasingly complicated politics of marijuana.

Today's talking point, remembering Pete

Seeger. First, here's the news. Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel. Stream BBC World

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Hello again, Mormon, I'll only back with To the Point. Marijuana is still prohibited under federal law, but President Obama calls it no worse than alcohol. In fact,

Red States are among those on the way to medical use and decriminalization. We'll hear about

the shifting politics in the war on drugs. Today's talking point, Pete Seeger died yesterday at

the age of 94. We'll remember the man who led the revival of American folk music for its own sake and as a vehicle for social change.

First, this news update. Ukraine's embattled President Viktor Yonakovich has accepted the resignation of his prime minister,

effectively dismissing his entire cabinet. Parliament has abolished anti-dissident legislation that led to a police crackdown that has failed so far.

But those concessions are not enough for street protesters who've seized government buildings in Kiev and the rest of the country.

Christopher Miller is an editor with the English language Kiev Post.

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