Pubdate: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 Source: Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Copyright: 2010 The Arizona Republic Contact: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/sendaletter.html Website: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/24 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n016/a01.html Author: Stan White 'BLOOD ON HANDS' LETTER IS BACKWARD Millions of Americans and I strongly disagree with the backward thinking in the letter Monday, "Drug users have blood on hands." Prohibitionists have clearly created the underground environment that causes the extreme violence. The original Prohibition with alcohol produced violence on a national scale and created Al Capone. The blood is unmistakably on the hands of prohibitionists. Murder rates decreased for 10 years after repealing the original Prohibition, and there's reason to believe ending the sequel will have the same results. Stan White Dillon, Colo. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake