Pubdate: Fri, 30 Dec 2011
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2011 Postmedia Network Inc.
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: Colin Walker

END DRUG BAN

The violence currently associated with drugs is due directly to our 
bad public policies.

Labatt's is not having gunfights with Molson's in the streets over 
beer sales and who owns what turf. Creditors have legal recourse to 
collect debts; consumers have legal recourse if they get bad products.

These things do not exist in the black market. Only violence and the 
threat of violence is the dispute-resolution mechanism.

If you want less violence, end drug prohibition.

Colin Walker,

New Westminster
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