Pubdate: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW) Website: http://www.drugsense.org LETTER OF THE WEEK LEGALIZED DRUGS WOULD END LONG LIST OF PROBLEMS By Alan Randell THE EDITOR: Re: Helping Port Alberni become crystal clear, March 16 May I respond to the above propaganda so that your readers are exposed to both sides of the issue? If users were free to purchase clean, cheap, quality-tested marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc. at the corner store, why would anyone bother with such an awful drug as meth? In any event, most of the harm done by meth is very likely caused by adulterants in the drug. If the drug were legally produced in government inspected premises by knowledgeable and experienced people, it would probably be much less harmful. When alcohol was made legal again after being prohibited, the number of users dying or suffering harm as a result of ingesting that drug dropped precipitously. The best way to reduce the harm and heartbreak of illegal drugs is to legalize them. Alan Randell Victoria Pubdate: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 Source: Alberni Valley Times (CN BC) Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n314/a06.html - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake