Arizonans have passed legislation to stem the tide of violence in their state, mostly related to the drug trade.

The Taliban will soon begin its spring assault, using weapons purchased with profits from the poppy crop.

We are enablers of those events with our insistence that we can ban detrimental substances, despite overwhelming evidence that our efforts are in vain.

We should abandon the "drug war" and instead win the Arizona border war and defeat the Taliban.

The drug marketplace cannot be stopped, but drugs can be made prescription items and sold at reasonable prices.

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