Pubdate: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 Source: Arizona Republic (AZ) Copyright: 2004 The Arizona Republic Contact: http://www.arizonarepublic.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/24 Author: Ken Mckenzie FEDERAL DRUG LAWS ARE OUT OF CONTROL Two recent news stories on television demonstrate how out of control our federal government's policies are. A guy was sentenced in federal court to 55 years for selling marijuana for the first time. He was carrying a gun, and that called for the extra 50 years. The next story: The Afghan poppy harvest is far better than last year. A couple of questions: Who's running the show in that country? Where does the U.S. government think that poppy product is headed? I guess the warlords protecting their poppy fields weren't armed. That must make it OK. Ken McKenzie, Glendale - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake