HEADLINE MISLEADING ABOUT SSDP SPEAKER

To the Cigar,

The story about Jack Cole, the Executive Director of Law Enforcement
Against Prohibition was excellent, however the headline was very
misleading ("Former Narc says yes to drugs, but campus police say no,"
Nov. 16th).

Jack Cole and the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition do not advocate
recreational drugs use. What they do advocate is the government
regulation, control and taxation of recreational drugs. Only legal
products can be regulated, controlled and taxed by
governments.

Therefore, L.E.A.P. advocates ending our drug prohibition policies
that cause most of the problems we have with recreational drugs.

Because certain (politically selected) recreational drugs are illegal
they are of unknown quality, unknown purity and unknown potency - Just
like alcohol was when it was illegal.

And just like alcohol was when it was illegal, certain (politically
selected) recreational drugs are untaxed, unregulated and controlled
by criminal gangs.

For the sake of our children, we need to end this insanity of drug
prohibition so drugs can be regulated and controlled by our government
- - Not criminal gangs.

Best regards,

Kirk Muse,

Mesa, AZ