Pubdate: Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Source: Glenwood Springs Post Independent (CO)
Copyright: 2012 Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/ys97xJAX
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/821
Author: Kirk Muse

LOOK INTO LEAP FOR INFO ON LEGALIZING DRUGS

Thanks for publishing the outstanding letter from Jeffrey Fegan, M.D.,
"War on drugs is fruitless effort" on Jan. 30.

Since the vast majority of all of our violent crime and property crime
is caused by drug prohibition policies, the common-sense solution is
to relegalize all of our now-illegal drugs. Then the drugs can be sold
in legal, regulated and licensed business establishments for pennies
per dose.

Then drug dealers, as we know them today, will disappear for economic
reasons. Our so-called drug-related crime will be in our past -- not
our future.

Most people currently employed in law enforcement are against the
relegalization of our now-illegal drugs. That's because we would need
far fewer law enforcement personnel if all drugs were
relegalized.

However, there is one organization made up of law enforcement
personnel who favor the relegalization of all drugs, despite the fact
that it's against their own economic self-interest to do so. That
organization is called Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).

I suggest the readers visit the LEAP website at: www.leap.cc/.

Arrange for a speaker from LEAP to give an informative and
entertaining talk about our current and past drug policies to any
organization or group.

Most will arrive at the LEAP talk skeptical. Most will leave
convinced, convinced that we must make major changes to our nation's
failed drug policies.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.
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