Pubdate: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2011 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.theprovince.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Peter Lipskis CASE FOR DRUGS? Ironically, Abbotsford police spokesman Const. Ian MacDonald's statement makes a strong case for the legalization and regulation of various substances. MacDonald says: "I think what's important to remember is ecstasy or any illicit drug is not manufactured in a pharmaceutical plant. There is no quality control, there is no guarantee that what you think you're ingesting is, in fact, what you're ingesting. It's quite possible the drug could have been in varying amounts." Unfortunately, prohibitionists would rather have people die and/ or go to jail, despite high consumer demand. Peter Lipskis, Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom