TRUCE IN DRUG WAR

Alan Lupo mentions the mayhem caused by Al Capone and his rival
bootleggers, but neglects to tell us that the mobsters were put out of
the illegal hooch business by simply repealing Prohibition after
everything else failed ("Drug war as usual is a script for surrender,"
June 9).

There hasn't been a shootout or a bombing over beer distribution since
1933. Once the cause for huge alcohol profits disappeared, so did the
criminals.

The only solution to our self-created drug problem is repeal and a
regulated market for adult use. Eliminating the billions spent on a
futile drug crusade will provide funds to treat addicts. Prohibition
is a lunacy.

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