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Prohibition didn't work because you can't legislate morality.  Some of today's politicians are an example of this, and we should know better by now.  What happened in the 1920s was that booze was outlawed and gangsters took over the distribution.  Territorial gang wars erupted and crime was rampant.

Sound familiar?

As long as people use drugs, there will be demand and the drug lords will make billions.  Do I condone drug use? No! However, as with Prohibition, it is senseless to try to control its use by legislation.

Instead, the government should control the distribution of drugs the same way we control alcohol use.  The billions in revenue could be used to trim our national debt, jails won't be as crowded and crime-related killings will be eliminated.

Further, how much death and disease can be attributed to "bad drugs" and the shared syringes, etc., is unknown, but I am sure it's huge.  This too can be controlled.

The supposed "War on Drugs" is a lost cause.

I still agree with Nancy Reagan: When it comes to drug use, don't! However, let's not ignore the reality of the situation -- legislative prohibition of drug use is just as ridiculous and ineffective as was prohibition of alcohol.

Alan Wollman, Henderson