RUM ... AND COKE?

VANCOUVER -- A B.C. senator says cocaine and heroin should be sold in
liquor stores because the drugs are already available through illegal means
that result in huge profits for dealers.

Senator Edward Lawson said the controlled distribution of the drugs that
have cost hundreds of lives through overdoses in recent years in the
Vancouver area alone would also ensure the drugs are not tainted.

"Maybe we should tie (the drugs) together with the liquor stores, have it
government controlled and have them quality controlled," said Lawson, who
is part of the Special Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs.