WELCOME FRESH IDEAS

It's time this country admitted that war on drugs has been a
failure.

It's wake-up time, and we as a society have the chance to do the right
thing by not allowing the fear imposed by the current drug-policy
officials to blind our minds and cloud our rational and compassionate
thinking.

Those who say that legalizing drugs is like putting a gun to the heads
of our children don't see the gun that is already there. We need to
end the drug war as we know it and rethink our policy. We can start by
listening to leaders such as Gov. Gary Johnson.

Whenever a country declares war on its own citizens, everyone loses.

John Roach Jr.
West Bloomfield, Mich.