Pubdate: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2009 Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.edmontonsun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Author: Sherry Kiefert Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor, headline by newshawk. Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n263/a01.html THE WAR ON DRUGS DOES NOT WORK Bravo, Andrew Hanon! Thank you for covering the conference on harm reduction, in light of the Conservative government's get-tough plans. Why can't Canada have our own drug laws, instead of playing follow-the-leader with the U.S.? When are these politicians going to open their eyes to the fact that the war on drugs does not work? Why is the government so opposed to harm reduction, when clearly that is one of the only effective ways to deal with drug abuse? Sherry Kiefert (Black markets drive up gangprofits and cause gang wars.) - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom