DrugSense recognizes Allan Erickson of Eugene, Oregon for his three published letters during December, which brings his total published letters that we know of to 152. Allan is a frequent MAP newshawk and writes a blog at http://morningdonut.blogspot.com/ You may read his published letters at: http://www.mapinc.org/writers/Allan+Erickson
Letter of the Week
Letter Of The Week
WAR ONLY ON CERTAIN DRUGS Re: “Losing the drug war,” by Charles Guerriero, Saturday Letters. Guerriero writes, “American drug policy toward marijuana yields nearly one million arrests annually; nine of 10 are for personal possession. We have nothing to show for all this madness, as marijuana is easier to obtain […]
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Letter Of The Week
PROHIBITION ENABLES DEADLY DRUG TRADE A Dec. 30 Columbian story “Safe streets” declared “For this story we’ve looked at just three serious crimes, the kind folks might worry about. We added assaults, burglaries and drug crimes for each area.” Excuse me? There weren’t enough rapes and murders so The Columbian […]
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Letter Of The Week
TEACHABLE DRUG MOMENTS’? PLEASE Regarding the Dec. 16 letter “Teachable drug moments”: Shelley Mowrey of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America wants us to be shocked at the video of Miley Cyrus smoking salvia divinorum. Mowrey calls it a “teachable moment,” which we parents should use to “initiate a conversation” […]
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ALERT: #463 Our Letter Writing Heroes
OUR LETTER WRITING HEROES ********************************************************************** DrugSense FOCUS Alert #463 – Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 Since the Media Awareness Project was started as an email list over a decade and a half ago a major goal has been to empower folks who write letters to the editor in support of drug […]
Letter of the Week
Letter Of The Week
THE RIGHT TO SELF-MEDICATION Re “Medical marijuana user free after plea deal” (News article, Dec. 14): It seems to me that the right to self-medicate should be a fundamental right. Adult citizens of a so-called free country should not have to seek permission from their government to use a natural […]
Letter of the Week
Letter Of The Week
TIME TO END THE WAR ON DRUGS Kudos to William Dixon for speaking the truth about our absurd war on drugs. A fact-based public discussion is exactly what is needed. When questioned about the utter ineffectiveness of their efforts, drug war bureaucrats crow about the latest seizures and arrest figures […]
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Letter Of The Week
DRUG ADDLED Re “Knocking down the kingpins,” Editorial, Dec. 5 Killing the heads of drug cartels has an effect similar to cutting off the top of a weed. It will grow back stronger than ever. The only way to get rid of any weed is to kill the root – […]
Letter of the Week
Letter Of The Week
DISHEARTENING DEBATE ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA I spent Tuesday morning at the Capitol listening to the debate on the medical marijuana bill. It saddened me to find that so many of the representatives are so woefully behind times in their knowledge concerning medical studies of cannabis. One gentleman, who proclaimed himself […]