Pubdate: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2007 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Keith Fagin Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/hr.htm (Harm Reduction) Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. DRUGS AND SENSE I write regarding Bill Kaufmann's "Total reform key to war on drugs," (Aug 17). I have to stand and applaud Kaufmann for his courage to write the truth. Sadly, with so many years of reefer madness and outright lies, there is a real nasty stigma attached to cannabis. As for the other drugs, the only real workable solution is regulation. Just like alcohol and cigarettes. There is no way to stop some people from taking mind-altering substances, no matter how harmful the results can be to themselves, let alone adding the increased harms provided by prohibition into that equation. Harm reduction with truthful education -- the real, cold hard truths only -- regulation and treatment will set us free of a lot of current prohibition-related problems. Keith Fagin (The current war on drugs is clearly not working.) - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman