Pubdate: Sat, 11 Mar 2006
Source: Dallas Morning News (TX)
Copyright: 2006 The Dallas Morning News
Contact:  http://www.dallasnews.com/
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Author: Nigel Watt
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization)

IF DRUGS WERE JUST LEGAL

There's an easy solution to the violence on both sides of the river
caused by the Zetas and other drug cartels, a solution that would also
save hundreds of millions, if not billions, of taxpayer dollars:
legalize drugs.

A little thought and common sense is all it takes to realize that
drugs only lead to violence because of their illegality: There are no
Colombian coffee cartels or Chilean copper cartels, because cartels
are not a viable business model for trading a legal product.

Nigel Watt, president, Highland Park High School Libertarians, Dallas
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