Pubdate: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 Source: Chilliwack Progress (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 The Chilliwack Progress Contact: http://www.theprogress.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/562 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n768/a09.html Author: Mahara Sinclaire DRUG LAWS LEAD TO DRUG CRIME Re: Simple step to battling drugs, by Clint Hames, Mayor (June 26 2007) Chilliwack's Mayor Clint Hames may well be outraged by the sale of drug paraphernalia at the local convenience store, but I'll wager he won't have to worry about raging against alcohol being sold in these same types of stores any time soon. Why you ask? Because alcohol is a legal and regulated substance sold only to carded adults. I find it endlessly ironic that people like Clint Hames continue to prop up and support a system that only perpetuates the very things he rails against. All of the crime associated with drugs and drug use would dry up over night should the laws against drugs be repealed. No one wants children having access to drugs, just like no one wanted children having access to all that alcohol and going blind from bathtub gin during prohibition. Get the drugs out of the hands of the criminals and give us some control over them. Repeal, educate and regulate. It's that simple man. Mahara Sinclaire Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman