Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-14 | Page 8 | Calls New Dope Law 'Regrettable'

GALLS CALLS NEW DOPE DOPE DOPE- LAW REGRETTABLE WASHINGTON Sept 14 Re JP-Re- Re Reviewing viewing narcotic legislation on passed by state legislatures since his November November Novem Novem- ber 1930 digest Surgeon General Hugh S. S Gumming Cummin 1 of or the public health health- service J today noted late laws more and stringent stringent gent ent than earlier laws but no great progress toward uniformity The report pronounced the latter particularly regrettable in view of the recently adopted federal enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment mont policy of concentrating on the themore themore themore more important violators who constitute constitute constitute con con- the sources of supply This policy the surgeon general emphasized requires the cooperation of state authorities in preventing or punishing what may be termed the local retail illicit trade conducted by the ordinary peddler