LISTEN TO SCIENCE AND PLAIN LOGIC - DECRIMINALIZE DRUGS

Of course, we all know, or should know, that this insanity over
various drugs ["Zero judgment," Feb. 20] basically is rooted in the
culture wars and ignorant intolerance of marijuana use by adults.

Zero-tolerance policies require that you put your wisdom out on the
doorstep and march in line with what drug warriors want for you to
do.

Every single drug-policy study ever done in a century, that is, 27
scholarly works, recommends decriminalization.

Of course, we live in a culture in the United States that is rife with
xenophobia, in fact our entire drug policy is rooted in racist drives
from earlier in the past century.

Until we come to grips and develop a proper drug policy rooted in
science and pragmatism, we will continue to witness a witch hunt gone
crazy where good kids are punished for possession of Tylenol.

Matthew Hulett,

Brick, N.J.