PROHIBITION DOESN'T STOP USE

I'm writing about the July 15 editorial, "Drug war persists."
Recreational drugs such as methamphetamine are far too dangerous to
be completely unregulated and controlled by criminals.

Only legal products can be regulated by our government. Only legal
products can be taxed by our government. And only legal products can
be controlled by our government.

Alcohol prohibition didn't stop people from buying and drinking
alcohol. It just stopped people from buying their alcohol from legal,
regulated and taxed sources.

And our drug prohibition policies are not stopping people from buying
and using recreational drugs. It's just stopping them from buying
their drugs from legal, regulated and taxed sources.

For the sake of the children, please regulate and control the sale of
all recreational drugs.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.