Pubdate: Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Source: Abbotsford News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 Hacker Press Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.abbynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1155
Author: Kirk Muse

ELIMINATE ORGANIZED CRIME

Editor, The News:

Ninety years ago, all types of recreational drugs were legally sold in 
local pharmacies for pennies per dose - including pure pharmaceutical grade 
Bayer heroin.

Ninety years ago, the term "drug-related crime" didn't exist. Neither did 
drug lords, drug cartels or even drug dealers as we know them today.

Ninety years ago, deaths from recreational drugs were very rare. That's 
because the drugs were of known quality, known purity and known potency. 
That's just the opposite of the unregulated, untaxed black-market drugs of 
today.

For the sake of our children, let's legalize all recreational drugs so they 
can be regulated, controlled and taxed by our governments instead of criminals.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz. 
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