Pubdate: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 Source: Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) Copyright: 2002 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: http://www.fyiwinnipeg.com/winsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/503 Author: Chris Buors Note: Parenthetical remark at end courtesy of newspaper editor. NO DRUG LAWS What a waste of taxpayers' dollars safe injection sites are -- and every other moral controlling enterprise the state engages in. It is not the duty of the state to control people who like to use drugs. How about this: strike down every drug law including patents, prescriptions, and prohibition. Without the laws, drugs would be chemicals no different than candy at about the same price. When cocaine costs the same as coffee, I expect the so-called addicts will be able to afford all the needles they want. When they have satisfied their lust and have gluttoned themselves out, they will return to the mainstream without criminal records. When taxpayers start minding their own business, perhaps there will be some money to do what is the primary function of the state -- protect us from force or fraud. Chris Buors Winnipeg (We want to know who will protect us from you, Chris.) - --- MAP posted-by: Beth