Government.
What a bizarre development in human evolution.
When there is some complex issue that, for whatever reason, appears intractable, our government will either declare war on it, or appoint a "Czar".
We declared war on poverty some few decades ago. Never needed a czar, apparently: I never heard of the Poverty Czar. Maybe the poor just don't deserve the special attention. I don't know.
The US Government declared war on drugs. The marijuana plant mostly, but all the other drugs they don't like for whatever reason. The war on drugs got a Czar. The Drug Czar.
The main job of the drug Czar appears to be lying about marijuana, and possibly coordinating those lies.wikipedia
By law, the drug czar must oppose any attempt to legalize the use (in any form) of illicit drugs.[12] According to the "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998"[13] the director of the ONDCP
(12) shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall be expended for any study or contract relating to the legalization (for a medical use or any other use) of a substance listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and take such actions as necessary to oppose any attempt to legalize the use of a substance (in any form) that --
1. is listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812); and
2. has not been approved for use for medical purposes by the Food and Drug Administration;
The Government Accountability Office has found that this law authorizes the ONDCP to disseminate information in order to oppose legalization:[14]
Finally, apart from considerations of whether any particular law has been violated, you have asked whether the Deputy Director's letter disseminated misleading information in connection with statements relating to the debate over legalization of marijuana. Clearly, the Deputy Director's statements reflect one perspective regarding marijuana - a perspective that is disputed by others with different viewpoints. However, ONDCP is specifically charged with the responsibility for "taking such actions as necessary to oppose any attempt to legalize the use" of certain controlled substances such as marijuana - a responsibility which logically could include the making of advocacy statements in opposition to legalization efforts. The Deputy Director's statements about marijuana are thus within the statutory role assigned to ONDCP. Given this role, we do not see a need to examine the accuracy of the Deputy Director's individual statements in detail.
The Drug Czar has been very ineffective in preventing the flow of accurate information and has failed to prevent 2 states from legalizing the Demon Weed.
It would be my hope that an Ebola Czar would be somewhat committed to reality-based facts and science and possibly keep lying to a minimum.
And maybe be focused on actual success.