Pubdate: Wed, 18 Apr 2001
Source: Oregonian, The (OR)
Copyright: 2001 The Oregonian
Contact:  http://www.oregonlive.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/324
Author: Tara Taylor

WAR ON DRUGS DOWNRIGHT DOPEY

Bravo to Ginelle Weber, the Oakridge High School student, for standing up 
for her convictions and refusing her school's mandatory drug-testing policy 
("Honor student pays high price for refusing drug tests," April 8). Despite 
what some courts say, drug tests violate the U.S. Constitution's 
prohibition against searches without probable cause.

It's time our government realizes that its "War on Drugs" is a failure. 
Just as alcohol prohibition didn't work, neither does drug prohibition. The 
only rational solution is decriminalization with regulation.

Tara Taylor, North Portland 
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