YES ON PROPOSITION 36 UNLESS candidates for state and national elections start publicly discussing alternatives to the "war on drugs,'' I plan to vote yes on Proposition 36. Proposition 36 is not a perfect solution. It's a desperate cry from California taxpayers who refuse to waste any more tax dollars on failed prohibition policies. If Proposition 36 fails, nothing will change, and non-violent drug users will continue to be treated as criminals. If it passes, drug users will be treated as patients, and California's government will be forced to change its controlled substances policies. Not until George W. Bush and Al Gore openly and honestly debate drug policy reform will I consider changing my vote, imperfect though Proposition 36 may be. Lew Mermelstein Palo Alto
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