DRUG LAWS DON'T WORK

Re: Drug laws spark drug wars (Aug. 4.)

I really enjoyed the editorial on how current gang violence will
continue as long as current drug laws stay in place. In fact, we will
most likely see it climb exponentially.

There has been a war on drugs for decades now and I don't think
anybody reading this can honestly say that there have been any
improvements in the use and trafficking of drugs. All we have seen is
more gang violence and the prisons filling up with non-violent drug offenders.

It's time we started looking for new solutions to these problems
because it's very clear that what we have now isn't working.

Christopher Friesen

Rosenort