DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, DEC. 8 , 2006 #478

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n478.html#sec1

(1) Judge Tosses County's Medical Marijuana Challenge (2) Feds: Cop
Targeted Minorities (3) OPED: Harnessing The Power Of The Poppy (4)
U.S. Military To Aid Dea's Afghan Effort

* Weekly News in Review http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n478.html#sec2

Drug Policy

(5) Top Court Takes 'Bong Hits' Case On Free Speech (6) Carson High
Scraps Second Issue of Student Paper (7) Student Sues Over 10-Day
Suspension (8) 'Pawns' In The Drug Game (9) State's Attorney Critical
Of Drug Laws

Law Enforcement & Prisons

(10) Department Of Justice Creates 'Meth Day' (11) Meth Use Continues
To Spread (12) Meth Losing Ground In NC (13) Meth Bust Largest Ever
In Region (14) OPED: Meth: The Overstated Addiction

Cannabis & Hemp

(15) Researchers Say Smoking Pot Not Always Path To Hard Drugs (16)
We're Dopes Not To OK Marijuana (17) Legalise It! (18) State To Begin
Taking Applications For Hemp Farmers

International News

(19) Drug Deaths Demand Extra Attention (20) Meeting Called On Drug
War Killings (21) Afghanistan Opium Crop Sets Record (22) Expert
Makes U-Turn To Back Heroin Prescription

* Hot Off The 'Net http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n478.html#sec3

Not Cocaine, But Made From Coca

House Of Theft

Bush Administration Implicated In Narco Death Squad Cover Up

New Safety First Booklet

NORML's Daily "Audiostash" Celebrates Six-Month Anniversary

Cultural Baggage Radio Show

Cruel And Unusual - 25 Years For Taking Own Pain Meds / By Maia Szalavitz

Damage Done - The Drug War Odyssey

* What You Can Do This Week
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Write A Letter

Apply For A Job

* Letter Of The Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n478.html#sec5

War On Drugs Is Ineffective / By Jim Dean

* Feature Article http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n478.html#sec6

Speak Truth To Power / By Bryan Brickner

* Quote of the Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n478.html#sec7

John Lennon, Jim Morrison

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