News (Media Awareness Project) - Russia: PUB LTE: Bad US Example |
| Title: | Russia: PUB LTE: Bad US Example |
| Published On: | 2005-03-24 |
| Source: | Moscow Times, The (Russia) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-16 20:02:14 |
BAD U.S. EXAMPLE
Editor,
It appears that Russia is about to follow the path of the United States in
its approach to illegal drugs.
My advice is: Don't do it. The U.S. anti-drug policy has been an absolute
disaster. The budget to fight illegal drugs has grown by 29,500 percent in
the last 36 years. The results: Illegal drugs are just as available in the
United States today as they were in 1969.
Attempting to limit the supply of any desired product just makes them more
profitable. It doesn't get rid of them.
Russia should look at U.S. drug policies carefully -- then do the opposite.
Kirk Muse Mesa, AZ
Editor,
It appears that Russia is about to follow the path of the United States in
its approach to illegal drugs.
My advice is: Don't do it. The U.S. anti-drug policy has been an absolute
disaster. The budget to fight illegal drugs has grown by 29,500 percent in
the last 36 years. The results: Illegal drugs are just as available in the
United States today as they were in 1969.
Attempting to limit the supply of any desired product just makes them more
profitable. It doesn't get rid of them.
Russia should look at U.S. drug policies carefully -- then do the opposite.
Kirk Muse Mesa, AZ
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