CURRENT SCENARIO WORST OF WORLDS

The writer asked on Dec. 16, "How anyone could suggest the
legalization of methamphetamine is a good idea?"

By ending the prohibition of drugs, we will reduce crime in the United
States by 50 percent in the first year. We will eliminate the reason
for which most violent street gangs exist. If we were brave, we would
immediately destroy the drug cartels that thrive in Colombia and
Afghanistan.

Without the impediment of drug prohibition, we would end accidental
drug overdose deaths. We could redirect hundreds of billions of our
precious tax dollars away from persecuting non-violent Americans to
more worthwhile endeavors, like arresting the criminals and the
terrorists that mean us harm.

The U.S. military uses speed, pharmaceutical grade methamphetamine, to
ensure their pilots are able to complete their long missions. The
black market meth is made by untrained chemists, using fertilizer,
batteries and cold pills.

Speed is not a safe drug, but the current scenario is the worst of all
worlds.

Dean Becker

Creator of Drug Truth Network, 20 broadcast affiliates in the United
States and Canada, www.drugtruth.net (http://www.drugtruth.net)

Houston, Texas