Pubdate: Thu, 23 Feb 2012
Source: Almaguin News (CN ON)
Copyright: Almaguin News 2012
Contact:  http://www.almaguinnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3732
Author: Howard Wooldridge, Co-Founder of LEAP - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition 
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n139/a09.html?1195

FORMER DETECTIVE WARNS OF PROHIBITION RISKS

To the Editor:

Speaking as a retired police detective, I learned up close and
personal the horrific damage done by drug prohibition and the
use/abuse of drugs. My colleague, Rick Dalton, was, I am sure, a fine
officer but he must have flunked history and economics.

Drug prohibition causes the massive crime we must deal with. The use
of marijuana generated zero calls for service during my 18 years on
the street. The use of alcohol generated about 1,300 calls including
rape, child abuse, murder, suicide, assault, etc. Still, marijuana is
too dangerous to leave its production and sale in the hands of
criminals, gangs and teenagers...as those encouraging prohibition want
to do.

Howard Wooldridge,

Detective/Officer Howard Wooldridge (retired),

Co-Founder of LEAP - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Washington, DC 
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