Pubdate: Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record (CA)
Copyright: 2014 Chico Enterprise-Record
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Author: Jay Bergstrom

LEGALIZATION WILL CURE MATTERS, JUST LIKE BEFORE

Alcohol prohibition's historical complaints included: exploding 
stills, drunk waterfowl, children showing up to school drunk, 
drive-by shootings, and general disrespect for law. These issues 
largely resolved with the end of prohibition. Ask a centenarian if 
they think things got worse after legalization.

The present prohibition's complaints include: stinky gardens, 
degraded environment, children using adult substances, black-market 
thuggery, and general disrespect for law.

If our past is any guide to our future, these issues will resolve 
with legalization and regulation. If our governance is more just, 
more citizens will happily consent to being governed.

Legalization is the only way out of this box canyon that we've been 
stampeded into.

- - Jay Bergstrom, Forest Ranch
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom