Pubdate: Mon, 19 Nov 2007
Source: Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Copyright: 2007 Courier-Post
Contact:  http://www.courierpostonline.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/826
Author: Anthony V. Perrella
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1288/a10.html?98743

NO BRAINER

Re: "Legalize drugs" (letters, Oct. 7).

The letter writer was right on target. Let me add some fuel. Allowing 
pharmaceutical companies to manufacture drugs would be safer, cheaper 
and save lives. Legal drugs would eliminate the need to commit crimes 
to acquire drug money, create thousands of new jobs and raise 
millions in new tax revenue.

The crime rate would drop, creating jail capacity for real criminals. 
Police would have more time to pursue real criminals and drug lords 
who addict our children to drugs would be gone.

More than 100 years ago, the United States had no drug restrictions 
and very little drug-related problems. As the letter writer pointed 
out, alcohol prohibition created enormous criminal activity that 
disappeared when alcohol was legalized again.

Drug legalization strikes me as a no-brainer.

ANTHONY V. PERRELLA

Haddonfield
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