Pubdate: Sat, 25 Feb 2012
Source: Naples Daily News (FL)
Copyright: 2012 Naples Daily News
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Author: Leon Braunschweig

REALIZE AND LEGALIZE

Re: GOP's state prison privatization plan to save $16.5 million yearly!

We can do far better than that and save billions by legalizing drugs,
just as we did in the 1930s with alcohol!

This is a free country which obviously does not forbid people to harm
themselves.

Imagine what a relief this would bring to the police, the prisons
(on-third of all inmates are convicted for drug addiction), and
juveniles who no longer would be attracted to the forbidden drugs.

All of a sudden there would be no market anymore, no smuggler/dealers,
no illegal producers and no criminality. Drugs would be sold through
drug stores and taxed, of course, just like alcohol.

I suggest that Democrats follow up this plan and start helping
juveniles, as well as reducing our sprawling deficit for good.

Leon Braunschweig

Marco Island
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