Pubdate: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 Source: Wytheville Enterprise, The (VA) Copyright: 2004 Media General Contact: http://www.wythenews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2620 Author: Kirk Muse Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04.n1497.a04.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS SOUGHT I'm writing about: "Police uncover 14th meth lab" (10-21-04). If Desoxyn, the legal pharmaceutical form of methamphetamine was legally available to adults without a prescription in local pharmacies for pennies per dose, would we have illegal clandestine meth labs throughout the nation? I don't think so. It seems to me that recreational drugs like meth are far too dangerous to be completely unregulated and controlled by criminals. Only legal products can be regulated, controlled and taxed by our government. Alcohol prohibition didn't stop people from buying and drinking alcohol. It just stopped people from buying their alcohol from legal, regulated and taxed sources. And our drug prohibition policies are not stopping people from buying and using recreational drugs. It's just stopping them from buying their drugs from legal, regulated and taxed sources. For the sake of the children, please regulate and control the sale of recreational drugs. Kirk Muse Mesa, AZ - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin