Pubdate: Thu, 12 Jun 2008
Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Copyright: 2008 The Arizona Republic
Contact:  http://www.arizonarepublic.com/
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Author: Betty Peterson

DRUG 'WAR' PROVES WE IGNORE HISTORY

It seems we did not learn anything from Prohibition, and so we 
continue to do the same with the war on drugs.

We have been losing this war for almost 40 years!

What if we found another name for this misadventure? What if we 
called it "drug rehabilitation" or "drug control" or "drug 
regulation" instead of legalization?

Maybe it's the word "legalization" that creates the problem.

Regulation would save lives and money that the "war" is now costing us. -

Betty Peterson

Phoenix
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