Pubdate: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 Source: Nanaimo Daily News (CN BC) Copyright: 2010 Nanaimo Daily News Contact: http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1608 Author: Alan Randell Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n207/a02.html ONLY WAY TO REDUCE DRUG VIOLENCE IS LEGALIZATION Re: 'Ugly tarp at new police office hides an even uglier reality' (Daily News, March 23) How is it possible that a supposedly intelligent and educated person such as Paul Walton is unaware that the "ugly reality" of drug violence is caused by our drug prohibition laws? Want to reduce drug violence? Legalize drugs. Don't want to legalize drugs? Get used to increasing drug violence because it will be around forever. Alan Randell Victoria - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D