Pubdate: Fri, 11 Dec 2009
Source: DrugSense Weekly (DSW)
Website: http://www.drugsense.org

LETTER OF THE WEEK

BANNING DRUGS PLAYS INTO HAND OF ORGANIZED CRIME FACTION

By Wayne Phillips

Re: 'Northern Health follies' published Wed., Dec. 2.

If "harm reduction" can be equated to aiding and abetting addicts and 
drug dealers, et al, then surely drug prohibition must likewise be 
seen as aiding and abetting organized crime (in the perpetuation of 
drug crime).  For if it were not for the prohibition of drugs to 
begin with, the exasperation of these problems would never have occurred.

After all, believing drug prohibition sends "messages" that condemns 
drugs is sheer nonsense; it's fanciful/magical thinking.  Drug 
prohibition, in effect, gives control of drugs over to organized 
crime; nothing more, nothing less.  All that support it, likewise, 
aid and abet organized crime; some are just more aware of it then others.

Perhaps then picking corpses from the streets is actually preferred 
over the reduction of harm, yes?

Wayne Phillips

Hamilton, Ontario

Pubdate: Mon, 07 Dec 2009

Source: Prince George Citizen (CN BC)

Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n1083/a10.html 
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