Pubdate: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 Source: Wall Street Journal (US) Copyright: 2010 D. Silvers Contact: http://www.wsj.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/487 Author: D. Silvers Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n810/a05.html Note: 5th of 7 responses to this OPED CALIFORNIA: GOING TO POT OR TO SENSIBLE REGULATION? The authors say, "Keeping drugs illegal reduces their availability and lessens willingness to use them." I suppose that is why after 37 years, trillions of taxpayer dollars, and tens if not hundreds of thousands of drug-related murders later, today's high-school kids are a text message away from buying pot whenever they want, and a decent chunk of our border with Mexico is ruled by drug gangs. D. Silvers Orlando, Fla. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D