Pubdate: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 Source: Pique Newsmagazine (CN BC) Copyright: 2009 Pique Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2356 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n634/a06.html Author: Russell Barth THE PERPETUAL WAR RE: I fought the war (Maxed Out, Pique June 18) What G.D. Maxwell fails to realize is that the War On Certain Drugs was never meant to be won, it was meant to be continuous. It was designed to reduce the civil rights and liberties of the general population, accustom them to an ongoing and ever-growing police and military presence in their daily lives, drain taxpayers' dollars, and to keep lawyers rich, cops busy, and jails full. In that regard, it has been a huge success. This could be why the Powers That Be refuse to end it. Russell Barth Nepean, Ont. Federally Licensed Medical Marijuana User Patients Against Ignorance and Discrimination on Cannabis (PAIDOC) www.paidoc.org