IS THE WAR ON DRUGS WORTH ALL THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE?

Mr. Duke's column on the necessity of legalizing drugs is spot-on,
outside of its glaring omission of the primary reason for legalizing
drugs: Human beings have a natural right as rational animals to
ingest anything they wish. All of us who do or did drugs (as I did as
a youth) know that you can acquire any drug any time, usually within
minutes or hours of the desire. The only thing that ever changes is
price, which, like all commodities, depends upon availability and
demand. Each and every American knows somebody in his or her circle
of friends who sells at least small amounts of drugs, whether they
know it or not.

Let's bring it above ground to the light of day and stop burying
police officers and others below ground in a futile attempt at
regulating human behavior. I commend the Journal for having the
courage to bring this subject up in a major, public way. Now, let's
start talking rationally.

David Elmore

Roswell, Ga.