DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, JAN. 12, 2007 #482

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n482.html#sec1

(1) Fatal Raid Linked To Lies For Warrant In Drug Case (2) U.S.
Defends Its Efforts To Fight Drug Trade In Haiti (3) Prisoners Face
High Death Rate After Release (4) Man Slain In Home, Wife Hurt

* Weekly News in Review http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n482.html#sec2

Drug Policy

(5) Late Supreme Court Justice Hallucinated, Battled Addiction (6)
Effect of Obama's Candor Remains to Be Seen (7) Commissioners Support
'Meth Is Death Week' In County (8) Infant Dies In Spray Of Bullets

Law Enforcement & Prisons

(9) In Effort to Cut Homicide Rate, Newark Mayor Creates Narcotics
Unit (10) L.A. Shifts Tactics Against Gangs (11) Student Mistakenly
Held On Drug Charge Settles With Phila. (12) Teens To Prosecute,
Defend And Judge In Youth Drug Court

Cannabis & Hemp

(13) Marijuana Has Medicinal Values LSJ Didn't Report (14) Medical
Pot Laws Don't Blow Smoke (15) The Power Behind The Pot (16) Police
Drugs Chief Hits Out At 'Morally Irresponsible' Cannabis Homegrowers

International News

(17) Mexico's Big War (18) Coca Democracy (19) Afghanistan Ruled By
The Power Of Poppies (20) Altered States 'Ancient Human Hobby'

* Hot Off The 'Net http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n482.html#sec3

Warning Issued Over Cannabis Adulterated With Glass Beads

Cultural Baggage Radio Show

Ethan Nadelmann Of The Drug Policy Alliance On The Colbert Report

Drug War And Human Rights Radio/Net/Talk

NJ Senate Health Committee Hearing On Medical Marijuana

2007 Regional Student Drug Testing Summits

Spiders On Drugs (Humor)

* What You Can Do This Week
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Become A Media Activist

* Letter Of The Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n482.html#sec5

Much To Be Blamed On Drug War / By Ken Salzman

* Feature Article http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n482.html#sec6

The Time Has Come To Stop The War And Reform Our Drug Policies / By
Robert L. Sand

* Quote of the Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n482.html#sec7

John Walters

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