NO REASON TO PUNISH DRUG USERS

Re "Rented apartment went entirely to pot, court told," (Nov. 22): Unless
and until newspapers such as yours begin to include in their drug stories a
recognition of the fact that many feel the war on drugs is a failure, the
main source of funds for terrorists, unconstitutional, and a
state-sanctioned program designed to ruin the lives of the innocent few who
happen to enjoy certain drugs, this appalling program will continue much
longer than it should.

There is no more reason to punish drug users and dealers today than there
was in the past to hang witches, lynch blacks or gas Jews.

Alan Randell

Victoria

(We'd find the pro-pot lobby easier to stomach if they didn't indulge in
such overblown comparisons)