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Letter: It s sad to see we never learn

Hugh Robertson

Irish Examiner

Monday 27 Nov 2000


A REPORT from Lifeline, in Manchester, states that children as young as six have tried cannabis. What else can we expect when governments leave the trade in the hands of criminals?

On February 9, 1925, Colonel William L Barker, Northern Division, Salvation Army, was asked by a Minnesota newspaper about the impact of Prohibition. His response is as relevant to the parents of today as it was to the parents of the time: "Prohibition has diverted the energies of the Salvation Army from the drunkard in the gutter to the boys and girls in their teens."

Of course, it would be too much to expect people to learn from history. It makes much more sense to repeat mistakes over and over, ad nauseam.

Hugh Robertson, The Legalise Cannabis Alliance, PO Box 198, Norwich, England.

 

 

 

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