Pubdate: Fri, 09 Dec 2011
Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)
Copyright: 2011 Michael Dowling
Contact: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/send_a_letter
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/502
Author: Michael Dowling
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v11/n686/a07.html

NO SOLUTION AT ALL

Re: Robert Sharpe's letter (Regulate 'soft' drugs, Dec. 7) proposing 
the legal sale of marijuana while continuing the prohibition of hard 
drugs. Even if pot were legalized, drug peddlers would continue to 
sell it, as they do now, to children too young to buy it legally, 
while still exposing them to hard drugs. Selective legalization is 
equivalent to permitting the sale of wine and beer, while keeping 
spirits illegal. It leaves criminals in control of a lucrative 
market, while exposing addicts to all kinds of risks. Helping kids 
avoid drugs should be the responsibility of parents in conjunction 
with anti-drug public-service announcements.

MICHAEL DOWLING

Winnipeg
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