Readers' Voices On Illegal Drugs

LEGALIZE DRUGS TO WIPE OUT CARTELS

Regarding "Cartels outrun, outgun the law at Ariz. Border" (Republic,
Wednesday)

The only way to effectively deal with the drug cartels is to put them
out of business. The only way this can be accomplished is to
regulate, control and tax the products that they deal in. And this
can only be accomplished with legalization.

Only legal products of any kind can be regulated, controlled and
taxed by any government.

Of course, the drug war cheerleaders will claim that legalizing our
now illegal drugs will be giving into the drug dealers and drug lords.

When we re-legalized alcohol in 1933 did we give into the alcohol
cartels? No. We put them out of business.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, AZ