"Dave" wrote in message
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:35:14 GMT, "John Cairns"
said:

Most thoughtful individuals feel that the best method of
approaching the issue of drug abuse is to treat it as a public health
issue,
which it is.

Neat little rhetorical trick, John--define anyone who disagrees with you
as
not "thoughtful." The statement then becomes a tautology.



Why thank you! Seriously though, I have to think for most the issue is one
of morality, it is immoral to take drugs, therefore they should be illegal.
If there are any other issues, people using drugs when they shouldn't, we
have the technology and money to enforce those prohibitions. The thing is,
what we're doing now _doesn't_ work, we might consider alternatives.
John Cairns