LETTER OF THE WEEK DEMAND SUPPLIED; DRUG LORDS WINNING Regarding Jim Kennedy’s April 6 letter, “War on drugs showing no progress,” there is an obvious demand for drugs. The black market will sell as much as possible for the highest price possible.  This has created an endless international stream that […]

LETTER OF THE WEEK MAYBE LEGALIZING DRUGS WOULD BE BEST TACTIC Re: “Mexico can’t win drug war without U.S.” ( editorial, 4-21 ). A colloquial definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result.” We’ve been throwing billions upon billions of dollars and […]

LETTER OF THE WEEK Politicians still speak of winning the war on drugs, but that war is over.  And guess what? We lost. Despite all government efforts to the contrary, our borders are becoming ever more porous to hard drugs.  American entrepreneurial genius has made marijuana a major cash crop […]