THE WAR ON DRUGS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

This letter is in reference to the Oct. 20 article, "Robeson drug bust
nets $80,000 in ecstasy."

Unless and until newspapers -- such as the Observer -- begin to
include in their drug bust stories a recognition of the fact that many
feel the war on drugs is (1) a failure, and/or (2) unconstitutional
and/or (3) nothing less than a state-sanctioned pogrom designed to
ruin the lives of the innocent few who happen to enjoy certain drugs,
the barbarism 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, British Columbia, Canada