DRUG PROBLEM HAS SIMPLE SOLUTION: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Editor:

I am writing today Re: MP Larry Miller's letter to the Sun Times, Tuesday,
May 6, 2008, "Society wants to keep drugs out of schools; Judicial system
has undermined hard work of police".

Speaking as a retired law enforcement officer and a legally licensed
cannabis patient in Canada, I disagree that our police are being
undermined by the Supreme Court's refusal of police drug dogs being
allowed into our children's schools.

Just who's side are you on, Mr. Miller? Being caught in the middle of
the drug war as a chronically ill woman, I can see today that our
youth and our streets are in charge of this issue. THAT has to end
now.

The only way to save our children regarding the entire scope of the
war on drugs is to legalize and regulate ALL drugs the way our
country does alcohol and tobacco.

Remove drugs from the hands of the street dealers, put an age limit
on them and have the responsible citizens of our country take full
control. This is thinking outside of the box.

An important public service announcement from our friends at Common Sense
for Drug Policy in Washington, D.C., put it this way recently: Question:
Why do more than 900,000 teenagers sell drugs but not alcohol and
cigarettes?

Answer: Because alcohol and tobacco are regulated and sold through stores.

Please educate yourselves and your loved ones today about the war on
drugs.

Legalize and regulate all drugs immediately in order to keep our
children safe, those who indulge in this non-violent activity free
from incarceration and involved in the latest harm reduction
techniques and allow the critically and chronically ill people of
Canada a safe, affordable supply of these much needed
medications.

It's a win/sin situation.

Drop by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at http://www.leap.cc for
more information.

Alison Myrden

Leading Female Speaker for LEAP

Legally Licensed Cannabis Patient in Canada Burlington, Ont.