I came across this article on grylliade.org. It was written by Jennifer, one of the posters there, for the newspaper she used to write for. The version that was published was heavily abridged, and she has granted permission to re-post it.
For several reasons, I have long opposed the war on drugs, but even I was surprised at some of the information in this article, especially the 1.3 percent addiction rate throughout the last 100 years.
Article after the break.
According to Jennifer: The names of the church, minister and Rotary Club guy have been changed, but the name of the LEAP guy is correct.
Jack Cole, a retired New Jersey state trooper who is now the
executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) gave a
talk at Wesley United Methodist Church on Thursday after being invited
to do so by parishioner (and retired pastor) John Smith.
