Students who disagree with laws that restrict drugs and alcohol use are not alone. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is an organization founded and run by law enforcement officials that believe the U.S. government should end prohibition laws.

LEAP spokesman Rick Van Wickler spoke to students on Wednesday about law enforcement's mission to end prohibition. The event was part of UConn's Social Justice Week.

Van Wickler is the superintendent for the Department of Corrections in Cheshire County, NH. He has been a member of LEAP for less than a year but he spent most of his life in law enforcement.

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