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.Monday In-Depth_ Drugs ( onlmucd trom P.igr li Shultz Liberals supporting If gali/.ation im luilf syndii .itnl columnists Mihf Kovko .mil \nthony I .cw is Tin1 only polite ill partv sup porting legalization is the Lib ertarian Party, which along with Oregon Marijuana Initia live, has worked to dei riminal ize marijuana use in the state Libertarians base their position on the idea that using drugs is a "vii Iimless ( rime "In a free i ountrv, people have the right to do things that are bad tor them." said loni Nathan, national media direi tor for the Libertarian Party "I think using drugs is wrong, but its not morally wrong It's wrong because it s stupid Mypoi risy and alcohol Although Nathan admits us ing drugs is not a victimless crime when users become \ in lent or steal to support their habit, she said it’s hypocritical to allow the consumption nt al cohol and prohibit the use nt other drugs The most relent bureau of justice statistics show that II percent of violent i rimes in the i’nited States are committed In people under the influence of drugs, while alcohol is a factor in 20 pen ent Coffin thinks both of those numbers are unacceptable lie said the number of \ iolent crimes i ommitted In useis might overshadow the problem with alcohol it drugs were le gali/ed ' I fail to see the logn in the argument th.it Ihh ause we al rr.tth *11111w (me type ol drug HI our s«K iftv that we must also now introdut c these other drugs." (’offin said (Iiiffi 11 spe( ulates that it all o hoi and toliai i o did not have .1 long historv of use 111 America society might regard them .is u 11.11 i eptahle as 1 oi ame A kev feature of the legal i/.a lion argument is that monev i urrenth being used for law entori emerit 1 ould he spent on edit! ation and treatment pro grams ()tie ol the lowest priorities in the drug w .1 r from w hat I 11 n derstand is tor the mdiv 1d11.1l who wants to seek treatment said Michael (tonnellv, a drug counselor with the l ane ( nun tv Mental Health Division I'he people who are addicted reallv gel the short end ol the sti< k In the long run it would pav to put more monev into treatment Vet lamnellv said there is no room ill Ins head tor the legal i/.ation argument "It's not a le gal issue he said All I can deal with is what's in trout of m\ fat e Hales and Weeks agree that Irving to enforce the nation's drug laws Inis hat kfired spec tai ularlv and that the future doesn’t look hrightei Tliev t (intend that the ' wat on drugs" is a failure "I don't think vou could liud anvhodv w ho could look vou right in the eve and tell vou it has anv (fiance ot working Weeks saul I ,u( al law onion emorit oil i i ials sa\ il < Jrrgon i onlinurs In man li dow n the path ol dr i rmimali/mg drug offenses m.iking hradvvav will l»r dilfi i nil Slate1 srntrni mg guide lines i all tor a maximum on dav prison term lot manufai luring drugs I would sn\ that the slate legislative hod\ has passed a set ol guidelines that imliiates to me drugs dealers are not go mg to lie going to |.i11 said Serge.ml Ruk Slid, direi lor ot tile Kugene I'olii e Departmeiil s nan otic s div ision ( aiffin i ha I tenges the notion that decriminalizing drug law s w ould low ei the i rime rate Ai i oolmg to a report released in Mari h h\ the 1 S I tislrii t \t lornev s Portland offit e the rate ot hank lohheiies hurgla nes and liomii ides in Oregon has mi reased m in rut years '11 the proponents ol drug le gaii/ation are i orrei t we should see an improvement in the i i line rate aruund here, he said You re going to have a drug problem whether it s legal 01 il legal Hates said lie thinks the legalization argument is gaming strength and that pro pie will (oiitmue to debate the question of how to deal with the problems ol drugs as long as we have drugs w bn h In1 >a\ s w ill he tor a long little 'You i an t pul a Inne around the I anted States ot A merit a tie said OFF EUROTOTE weatherproof PLASTIC CCC carry cases Assoftcd Co*o,s , PADFOUOS . 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