Pubdate: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Copyright: 2008 The Arizona Republic Contact: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/sendaletter.html Website: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/24 Author: Kirk Muse Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n1151/a06.html LEGALIZE DRUGS, END THE BLOODSHED Re: "Mexico crisis is deepening," Monday: Seventy-five years ago, we ended the violence caused of alcohol prohibition by ending alcohol prohibition. The violence in Mexico will continue until we terminate the root cause: drug prohibition. Will ending drug prohibition solve our drug problem? No. It will however, dramatically reduce the U.S. and Mexican crime rates. Kirk Muse Mesa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom