DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, NOV. 17, 2006 #475

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

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(1) Drug Rape Study Shows Alcohol Link (2) U.S. Officials Troubled By
Expansion Of Asian-Canadian Drug Gangs (3) A Culturally Insensitive
Drug Case? (4) Medical Marijuana Issue Snuffed From Federal Trial

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Drug Policy

(5) Dirt And The Diplomat (6) Stunning Revelations (7) Judge: Cocaine
Sentencing Disparity Unconscionable (8) Editorial: Incinerator For
Drugs Needed In The Valley

Law Enforcement & Prisons

(9) Drug Squad In A Bind (10) War On Drugs Often Frustrating (11)
Editorial: Ramping Up Drug Enforcement In The Area (12) OPED: The
Wrong Kind of Prison Reform

Cannabis & Hemp

(13) Decriminalizing Marijuana Favored (14) Marijuana, The Anti-Drug
(15) As Pot Grows, So Do Crimes (16) Marijuana Crop Ruins Mt.
Diablo's Rare Plants

International News

(17) Call To Re-Examine Drugs War Killings (18) Police Support
Drugged Drivers' Crackdown (19) Prisoners Poised To Win Payouts For
'Cold Turkey' Drug Treatment (20) The Mystery Of The Crumbling 50 Euro Notes

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Excerpt From An Interview With Milton Friedman

The World Drug Report 2006

California's Medical Marijuana Laws Get Nod From Court

Cultural Baggage Radio Show

Cancer, Schmancer -- As Long As I'm Not A Drug Addict / By Jacob Sullum

America's Drug War And The Right To Privacy / By Norman Stamper

Consider Legalizing Drug Use, Panel Says

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Help Keep DrugSense Afloat

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Pot Bust Story Stirs Comments From Afar / By Allan Erickson

* Feature Article http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n475.html#sec6

An Open Letter To Bill Bennett / By Milton Friedman

* Quote of the Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2006/ds06.n475.html#sec7

Milton Friedman

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