GOP presidential candidates predicts Colorado will make marijuana legal in 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson believes Colorado will be the first state to end marijuana prohibition, and he thinks it will happen in 2012.

According to a story posted at CelebStoner.com:

Johnson also made a bold prediction: that Colorado will be the first state to tax and regulate marijuana. "The notion of legalizing marijuana, I think it's gonna happen and we're gonna wake up tomorrow and be surprised," he stated. "'It's just gonna be a domino that falls. I think it's gonna be Colorado voting to legalize it in 2012. Do that and this country takes a giant step - just gigantic steps - toward a rational drug policy, which looks at drugs first as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue. This right now is very doable."

Gov. Johnson has been an outspoken critic of marijuana prohibition.  He has appeared frequently in the news and on programs like The Colbert Report, discussing the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol and the need for significant marijuana policy reform.