Pubdate: Sun, 26 Aug 2001
Source: Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)
Copyright: 2001 Columbia Daily Tribune
Contact:  http://www.showmenews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/91
Author: Kirk Muse
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1523/a07.html

WAR ON DRUGS PERPETUATED BY PROFITS, ACQUIESCENCE

Editor, the Tribune: Major kudos to Hank Waters for his outstanding column, 
"Go-togethers." Our counterproductive war on drugs continues basically for 
two reasons:

Some people, institutions and industries have a vested financial interest 
in its continuation and expansion.

The vast majority of the people living today were not alive when there was 
no such thing as an illegal drug, so we are vulnerable to propaganda and 
warnings of dire consequences from the drug warriors. We cannot recall when 
people were not robbing, stealing and committing acts of prostitution to 
obtain money to purchase drugs.

During alcohol prohibition, most could remember the time before 
prohibition. Therefore, alcohol prohibition was repealed.

Kirk Muse

Vancouver, Wash.
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