Pubdate: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 Source: Record Searchlight (Redding, CA) Copyright: 2007 Record Searchlight Contact: http://www.redding.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/360 Author: Jerry Hurley LEGALIZED DRUGS WOULD CAUSE WOES There is a push to legalize marijuana and kids tell that they can score alcohol, tobacco and dope whenever they want to. So, why don't we give each young person who wants to consume alcohol, tobacco or dope a personal bar code and levy a 5 percent tax on each sale? A fund could be established to help them why they have psychosis, job loss, conflicts, DTs, night terrors, flashbacks, hallucinations, ambulance transports with restraints to the rubber room, DUIs, burial expenses for fatal overdoses, liability funds for property damage and personal injuries or deaths for those injured or killed while driving DUI. We could request that our governor designate a body of water to honor our daring youth who choose to use alcohol, tobacco or dope. We could call it Lake Stupid. Jerry Hurley Redding - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom