Pubdate: Thu, 30 Jan 2003
Source: Reading Eagle-Times (PA)
Copyright: 2003 Reading Eagle Company
Contact:  http://www.readingeagle.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1399
Author: Lawrence Beyer

LEGALIZE DRUGS TO FIGHT CRIME

Editor:

The prohibition of a drug, including alcohol, causes crimes of murder, 
robbery, enticing young people to use drugs, etc. The lawmakers were smart 
enough to legalize alcohol, but not smart enough to legalize the rest of 
the drugs.

There are many serious problems associated with alcohol, but when it was 
legalized, the murders and robberies stopped. There would only be half as 
many felonies if drugs were legalized.

Because there is an extremely high profit in illegal drugs, the so- called 
war on drugs can't be won, the same way it couldn't be won against alcohol.

People are using drugs, and they are going to keep using them. Legalize 
drugs and get rid of the murders, robberies and enticing young children to 
use drugs.

Lawrence Beyer

Laureldale
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