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WAR ON DRUGS

EDITOR:

Marijuana is not harmless.  Of course, it isn't.  It is sad that its proponents claim that it is.  Having said that, the question still is, should it be illegal?

Have our current harsh laws against marijuana kept even one person from trying it who wanted to? Have the laws made it difficult to obtain? We spend billions of tax dollars - yes, billions - every year sending out the SWAT teams and busting rinky-dink potheads who are lighting up in their own homes ...  has this had any effect at all on consumption and demand in America? Are we winning the War on Drugs?

I submit the answer to all of those questions is NO.  In most wars, if you are losing, it is decided a different strategy is needed.  Not so with the War on Drugs, where despite generations of failure and loss, we are told we must absolutely stay the course.  It was the same with alcohol Prohibition - despite the obvious failure of it, there still were those who screamed liked banshees when it was repealed.

So, to Sheila Polk and all of those who are fighting so hard to keep "the weed" illegal, I am asking outright the questions above.  Are we winning the War on Drugs? Is this truly a good way to spend tax dollars? Straight answers please.

Parker Anderson

Prescott