News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: PUB LTE: Drug War Has Done Little |
| Title: | CN AB: PUB LTE: Drug War Has Done Little |
| Published On: | 2005-08-18 |
| Source: | Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-15 20:11:56 |
DRUG WAR HAS DONE LITTLE
RE: YOUR editorial "Crystal clear," (Aug. 12). If mandatory minimum prison
sentences deterred drug use, Canada's southern neighbour would be
drug-free. That's not the case. The drug war has done little other than
turn the former land of the free into the world's biggest jailer.
Apparently, mandatory minimum sentences, civil asset forfeiture, random
drug testing and racial profiling are not necessarily the most
cost-effective means of discouraging unhealthy choices.
Robert Sharpe, Policy Analyst,
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, D.C.
(Dealers should be in jail.)
RE: YOUR editorial "Crystal clear," (Aug. 12). If mandatory minimum prison
sentences deterred drug use, Canada's southern neighbour would be
drug-free. That's not the case. The drug war has done little other than
turn the former land of the free into the world's biggest jailer.
Apparently, mandatory minimum sentences, civil asset forfeiture, random
drug testing and racial profiling are not necessarily the most
cost-effective means of discouraging unhealthy choices.
Robert Sharpe, Policy Analyst,
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, D.C.
(Dealers should be in jail.)
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