Pubdate: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 Source: Las Vegas Mercury (NV) Copyright: 2004 Las Vegas Mercury Contact: http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2595 Author: Kirk Muse Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n474/a03.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/walters.htm (Walters, John) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/states/nv/ (Nevada) DRUG CZAR ANTI-POT, PRO-BUREAUCRACY Kudos to Steve Sebelius for his outstanding story: "Democracy In Peril" [March 18]. I'd like to add that John Walters is essentially the head cheerleader for the drug war bureaucracy. Like all bureaucrats, his goal is the continuation and expansion of his bureaucracy. All bureaucracies want more power and more money. The drug war bureaucracy is no exception. What Walters and other drug war cheerleaders fear is that the legalization of marijuana will lead to the legalization of other recreational drugs, which will become a gateway to the unemployment of many drug warriors. Kirk Muse, Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake