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Dear ModemNews Readers,
America has a serious problem that must be dealt with as soon
as possible. It seems that it is perfectly OK for the government
to subsidize the tobacco industry while at the same time spending
money to tell us that we are being ruined by addictive drugs. We
all know that nicotine is one of the MOST addictive drugs.
We are not told that the cost of alcohol abuse is more than
TWICE that of illegal drug use. We are made to believe that the
majority of crimes are committed by casual drug users, while the
full truth lies hidden behind the administrations bombast and
rhetoric. Whose drug war are we fighting?
Face it. There is BIG money in illegal drugs, mostly
'because' they are illegal. Most drug related crimes are
perpetrated by dealers and not by the users. Drugs of all sorts
have been around for thousands of years, so why is it now that we
are faced with the alleged problems?
Like it or not people will always find some artificial method
of altering their own personal reality. Some will use 'legal' drugs
like valium, librium and alcohol. Some will find others.
ModemNews Magazine is interested in knowing how you feel about
this subject. We will look at this one step at a time. For
starters we would like to look at the legalization of Marajuana.
We'd like your opinions on whether marajuana should be legalized, if
so under what conditions, and what should be done about educating
the public.
Please send your comments on this subject to ModemNews OnLine
at (516) 679-0674 and tell us what you think. The results will be
published in a future issue of our magazine. Your participation
will be appreciated.
Jeff Green, Editor