Pubdate: Sun, 21 Mar 2010
Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)
Copyright: 2010 Times Colonist
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Author: Michael Lilly

POP DRINK BAN AND PROHIBITION

I was amused by a suggestion to ban soft drinks. While we're at it, 
how about we ban alcohol too, because it is also a harmful substance? 
Oh wait, they tried that, and it was a dismal failure. Prohibition 
only serves to create violence and does nothing to stop people from 
using said substances. From marijuana to cocaine (to soft drinks?), 
prohibition does not work, and is detrimental to society because it 
facilitates the creation of black markets.

Michael Lilly

Victoria
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