From Eric Dondero:

My old friend and political ally Leon Drolet is quoted in Time Magazine on-line, in the article "Detroiters Ponder Marijuana Legalization."

Former state Rep. Leon Drolet of Macomb Township calls himself "a very proud Libertarian Republican" who favors legalization."We all make decisions about our health, whether it's drinking alcohol or having a slice of cake. There's lots of things people choose to do because they feel, in some way, it enhances their quality of life," he said.

Leon is a former three-term State Representative from Macomb County (he was term-limited). He is a two-time attendee of Republican Liberty Caucus national conventions. He is a longtime close friend of the Libertarian Party of Michigan. (In 2008 Leon actually won a large-screen television set in a raffle at a meeting of the Macomb Libertarians.) He also volunteered as a campaign worker for two weeks in Congressman Ron Paul's first campaign in Texas in 1996.

He is now running for an open seat for the Michigan State Senate. Ironically, he is challenging two of his best friends for the seat, libertarian-leaning conservative former State Rep. Jack Brandenburg of St. Clair Shores, and Rep. Kim Meltzer who Drolet actually recruited to take his seat in the legislature after he was term-limited out.