Obama hits the gaz

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's party may have taken a beating at the polls last week, but that hasn't stopped him from taking an aggressive series of actions to push his agenda forward.

Voters In These States Could Deal Major Blows To The Drug War

On Tuesday, voters in several states have the chance to deal significant blows to the United States' decades-long failure of a drug war. State and local measures on the ballot could legalize recreational or medical marijuana, decriminalize possession of the plant and serve to shorten the time nonviolent drug offenders spend behind bars.

The fate of these measures is not certain. While the legalization of recreational marijuana is riding a wave of national popularity, Americans' pattern of not turning out in midterm elections could work against reformers' hopes.