Pubdate: Mon, 10/11 1999 Source: USA Today (US) Copyright: 1999 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc. Contact: 1000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA 22229 Fax: (703) 247-3108 Website: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nfront.htm Author: John Roach Jr., West Bloomfield, Mich. WELCOME FRESH IDEAS It's time this country admitted that war on drugs has been a failure. It's wake-up time, and we as a society have the chance to do the right thing by not allowing the fear imposed by the current drug-policy officials to blind our minds and cloud our rational and compassionate thinking. Those who say that legalizing drugs is like putting a gun to the heads of our children don't see the gun that is already there. We need to end the drug war as we know it and rethink our policy. We can start by listening to leaders such as Gov. Gary Johnson. Whenever a country declares war on its own citizens, everyone loses. John Roach Jr. West Bloomfield, Mich. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake