Re: "Still Stuck," Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Safe-injection facilities are needed immediately. Let's set them up now and then, if the Supreme Court finds against them, people will know what they have lost and will be ready to lobby their MPs to create legislation that will allow for these facilities. I see this as an educational process as well as a legal one. Robert Arnold, via mondaymag.com [end]
Re: "Boycott bikers, police chief says," Aug. 22. We have been advised not to buy T-shirts from the Hells Angels. This is not going to hurt their bottom line at all. I am told they make their money from drugs and prostitution. The way to get rid of the Hells Angels as we know them is to cut off their money supply. We need only do two things to accomplish this. Legalize drugs and let the government regulate and distribute the more destructive of them, and institute a universal guaranteed adequate income plan. [continues 51 words]
If drugs were legal and given to addicts, the crime rate would be drastically reduced. Softer drugs like marijuana could be sold out of licenced outlets as is done in other jurisdictions. The quality of drugs could be controlled and the likelihood of overdose or other complications would be minimized. The costs of our penal system, our legal system and our medical system would also be greatly decreased if drugs were legalized. It seems to me that this would be a good thing all round. I wonder how much longer it will take for the powers that be to get the message and act. Perhaps the time will be a little shorter because of Jody's column. W. Robert Arnold, Victoria [end]
