News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: PUB LTE: Drug Prohibition Is A Failure |
| Title: | US CA: PUB LTE: Drug Prohibition Is A Failure |
| Published On: | 2006-08-09 |
| Source: | San Diego Union Tribune (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-13 06:09:06 |
DRUG PROHIBITION IS A FAILURE
Regarding "Stopping drug violence" (Opinion, Aug. 4):
Former San Diego Executive Assistant Chief of Police Norm Stamper's
exposure of the counterproductive nature of drug prohibition reminds
one that Eliot Ness never put the bootleggers out of business; repeal
and a regulated market for alcohol did that.
A drug crusade based on the same principles doesn't work any better
than alcohol prohibition did. It's time to admit that drug prohibition
is a failure and establish a regulated market for adult drug use.
Ralph Givens
San Diego
Regarding "Stopping drug violence" (Opinion, Aug. 4):
Former San Diego Executive Assistant Chief of Police Norm Stamper's
exposure of the counterproductive nature of drug prohibition reminds
one that Eliot Ness never put the bootleggers out of business; repeal
and a regulated market for alcohol did that.
A drug crusade based on the same principles doesn't work any better
than alcohol prohibition did. It's time to admit that drug prohibition
is a failure and establish a regulated market for adult drug use.
Ralph Givens
San Diego
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