WAR ON DRUGS DEADLY

Re: Just another casualty in the criminal war on drugs, May 12.

I appreciate that there are some who will actually write articles like
Dan Gardner's column stating the sad truth. The war on drugs is
offensively expensive, deadly, and extremely misdirected.

The horrible truth is that the criminals who control much of our
societies today have all the power on the creation, sale and terror
related to the use of illegal drugs. Giving government the ability to
legally control the creation and safe distribution of drugs would take
an enormous amount of power away from gangs and huge organizations
that regularly terrorize people of all ages and walks of life. Yes,
drugs are dangerous, but they create much more danger in the hands of
gangs and drug cartels. They cannot be all jailed and will always
create more drugs because it is an incredibly lucrative business and
they, essentially, control the world!

Your children and mine will always be in danger of those who will take
advantage of and exploit the fact that drugs are illegal and happily
enjoy the profits. When will government wake up, take the power back
and change this world?

Jessie Gogan, Ottawa