Pubdate: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2005 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.fyicalgary.com/calsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Robert Sharpe Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug Test) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?199 (Mandatory Minimum Sentencing) Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk. DRUG WAR HAS DONE LITTLE RE: YOUR editorial "Crystal clear," (Aug. 12). If mandatory minimum prison sentences deterred drug use, Canada's southern neighbour would be drug-free. That's not the case. The drug war has done little other than turn the former land of the free into the world's biggest jailer. Apparently, mandatory minimum sentences, civil asset forfeiture, random drug testing and racial profiling are not necessarily the most cost-effective means of discouraging unhealthy choices. Robert Sharpe, Policy Analyst, Common Sense for Drug Policy Washington, D.C. (Dealers should be in jail.) - --- MAP posted-by: Beth