Letter: War on drugs is waste of money

Friday, Feb. 25, 2005 | 9:06 a.m.

According to The New York Times, our president and his spinmeisters have not denied his smoking of marijuana. At least this "no comment" is less foolish than his predecessor's "didn't inhale" statement.

Incredibly, President Bush continues to throw good money after bad to fund the absurd and unwinnable "war against drugs." Perhaps instead of trying to take back Nevada's share of Bureau of Land Management monies, a few billion dollars could be taken away from the budget of the Drug Enforcement Administration and applied to our laughingstock of a national debt.

ROBERT BANKERT

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