Pubdate: Mon, 02 Aug 2004
Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON)
Copyright: 2004 The Ottawa Citizen
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/326
Author: Paul Zollmann
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1073/a08.html

POLICE HAVE CAUSE TO MAINTAIN PHONEY WAR ON DRUGS

Re: Prohibitive justice, JULY 28.

Dan Gardner again offers a lucid and persuasive argument. The "war on drugs"
cannot possibly succeed because it is a phoney war. The drugs are on the
street because people want to buy and use them. As long as they are illegal
there will be gangsters to supply the drugs.

Would it not make better sense for the drugs to be in legally licensed
shops? But then the police will have to find a new sandbox war, or their
budgets would be cut drastically.

Paul Zollmann,

Almonte
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