SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE TONIGHT: DOUGHERTY CALLS FOR END TO
WAR ON DRUGS

The four Democrats who want to unseat Republican John McCain--Rodney
Glassman, John Dougherty, Randy Parraz and John Dougerty--taped a radio
debate in Yuma earlier today. We don't know about any local broadcast,
but you can stream it from the website of KAWC tonight. Details here.

Dougherty sent us a release saying he came out strong against the War
on Drugs. He'll be in Tucson at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.,
to talk about that same topic from 9 to 11 p.m. Details here.

Here's a statement from Dougherty:

The War on Drugs has been an abject failure. We need to move it out of
a criminal enforcement model that has failed to keep drugs off the
street and protect our youth and into a medical treatment model.

Regulation and taxation will provide money to reduce government
deficits and fund treatment programs and advertising to discourage
drug use.