Pubdate: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Copyright: 2008 The Arizona Republic Contact: http://www.arizonarepublic.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/24 Author: Betty Peterson DRUG 'WAR' PROVES WE IGNORE HISTORY It seems we did not learn anything from Prohibition, and so we continue to do the same with the war on drugs. We have been losing this war for almost 40 years! What if we found another name for this misadventure? What if we called it "drug rehabilitation" or "drug control" or "drug regulation" instead of legalization? Maybe it's the word "legalization" that creates the problem. Regulation would save lives and money that the "war" is now costing us. - Betty Peterson Phoenix - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom