DRUG LEGALIZATION OFFERS SOLUTION

Re: War on crystal meth needs recruits, which appeared in the June 22
edition of the Salmon Arm Observer.

May I respond to the above propaganda item so that your readers are
exposed to both sides of the issue?

If users were free to purchase clean, cheap, quality-tested
marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc. at the corner store, why would
anyone bother with such an awful drug as meth?

In any event, most of the harm done by meth is very likely caused by
additives in the drug so that if the drug were legally produced in
government-inspected premises by knowledgeable and experienced
people, it would be much less harmful.

When alcohol was made legal again after being prohibited, the number
of users dying or suffering harm as a result of ingesting that drug
dropped precipitously.

The best way to reduce the harm and heartbreak of illegal drugs is to
legalize them.

Alan Randell