Pubdate: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 2001 Times Colonist Contact: http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481 Author: Alan Randell LEGALIZATION WOULD CURTAIL BAD DRUG DANGER Re: "Club drug warning issued," (Nov. 2). The police issue a warning about certain illegal drugs because the user cannot rely on their potency or purity and the Times Colonist merely regurgitates the information without asking the police spokesperson if the same problems would confront users if these drugs were made legal. The answer, of course, is that fewer users would suffer deleterious effects if the drugs were legalized and users were allowed to purchase cheap, clean, quality tested drugs at the corner store as tobacco users do. Alan Randell Victoria - --- MAP posted-by: Beth