IF DRUGS ARE LEGALIZED, RELATED VIOLENCE WILL END

In my English class, our teacher gives us time to read the newspaper
during class. A couple days ago, I read an article that really struck
a nerve with me.The article was about Stephen Harper's new policy
about cracking down on drugs. There was a quote from Tory Cannovino
which read: "That is a corner stone, because a lot of violence is
related to drugs."

The stupidity of that statement made me want to scream. The reason
there is violence related to drugs is because drugs are illegal. When
you make something illegal you create a black market. The only way to
solve disputes in the black market is with violence. It is exactly
the same as alcohol prohibition and that didn't work. When alcohol
was illegal there was plenty of violence and when alcohol prohibition
was repealed all the violence stopped.

The only way to get rid of a black market is to regulate the product
legally. You cannot keep throwing drug offenders in jail and think
there are no more drugs being sold. Somebody will fill in the void
overnight, because there is money to be made.

Glen Walker

Windsor