Pubdate: Wed, 02 May 2012
Source: Burnaby Newsleader (CN BC)
Copyright: 2012 Garth Evans
Contact:  http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1315
Author: Garth Evans

TAX AND REGULATE ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS

Recently, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been discussing problems
respecting illegal drugs with the presidents of the United States and
Mexico.

The only solution to this problem is to legalize, control and tax all
illegal or restricted drugs. The government should control the
production and distribution of such drugs and tax them so that the
cost is significant but less than being charged by illegal sources. I
think distribution should be through government drug stores and free
counselling could be provided for anyone wanting help getting off drugs.

I don't use illegal drugs and would prefer that no one did, but trying
to prevent or even control their use in the current regime is
hopeless. It didn't work for alcohol during Prohibition and there is
no chance it will work now for drugs. The current arrangement wastes
so many resources and ruins so many lives. Let's try something different.

Garth Evans

Burnaby
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