Pubdate: Fri, 1 Oct 2010
Source: DrugSense Blog
Website: http://drugsense.org/blog/

LETTER OF THE WEEK

DRUG WAR HAS FAILED

Though I don't agree with Debra J.  Saunders on many issues, her 
writing consistently shows that she truly understands that the drug 
war and marijuana prohibition have failed and that these policies 
lead to real-life, devastating consequences.

Saunders pokes holes in the opposition's arguments (including this 
newspaper's) that fear change, and she points out the hypocrisy and 
harm of keeping in place laws that don't work.

She gets that Prop.  19 is the way out of this mess.  It's the way to 
stop wasting tax dollars and resources on ineffective policies and to 
reduce the threat to public safety posed by cartels that the current 
prohibition enriches and empowers.

Further, it's plain wrong to criminalize responsible, adult use of 
cannabis when it is arguably safer to use than alcohol and denies 
equal rights to good people who would prefer a toke over a drink.

Marijuana is here to stay, and people are going to consume it, so 
taxing, controlling and regulating cannabis now is the sensible thing to do.

So let's end marijuana prohibition and generate some revenue for the 
state in the process.

Mikki Norris, El Cerrito

Pubdate: Wed, 22 Sep 2010

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA)

Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n764/a05.html 
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