WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DRUG ADDICT

When pure pharmaceutical-grade Bayer heroin was legally available in
pharmacies and grocery stores for pennies per dose, we didn't have
any "drug related crime." Nor any drug lords, drug cartels or even
drug dealers as we know them today.

The Czech Republic seems to be the only European country without a
heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine problem. It is also the only
country where adult citizens can legally grow, possess and use small
quantities of marijuana. And the Czech crime rate is a tiny fraction
of our crime rate.

Should we adopt the Czech Republic's drug policy? Obviously not. Too
many so-called drug warriors would be unemployed or washing cars for
a living. And our robust prison building industry would come to a
screeching halt.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.