March 20, 1997

* AMA sets marijuana guidelines

SAN FRANCISCO Guidelines issued Monday by the American Medical
Association and its California affiliate say doctors
should feel free to discuss marijuana with their patients
and even tell them when it might help their conditions.
[USA TODAY, PAY PER VIEW, 447 words, $1.00]

California AntiDrug Programs May Hurt Students, Study Says

By Maya Suryaraman KnightRidder/Tribune Business News SAN JOSE,
Calif.Mar. 19Antidrug programs in California schools have
little effect, and in some cases may even be harming students,
according to a study published today in a leading educational
research journal. [San Jose Mercury News, PAY PER VIEW, 833
words, $1.00]

Calif. doctors told they may discuss marijuana

California's largest doctors' association said on Tuesday it is
advising its 35,000 members that they may talk to their
patients about the benefits and risks of using marijuana as a
medical treatment. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 428 words, $1.00]

California Police Seize 52 Pounds of Marijuana in Highway Bust

By Jason Montiel KnightRidder/Tribune Business News GILROY,
Calif.Mar. 19It started out as a routine Monday morning
traffic stop on Pacheco Pass Highway. But thanks to the help of
a drugsniffing police dog ... [The Dispatch, PAY PER VIEW, 430
words, $1.00]

POT CLUB OPERATING IN SOUTH BAY MEDICAL MARIJUANA DELIVERED BY
COURIERS

The doors to Santa Clara County's first medical marijuana club have
not yet opened, but volunteers have begun distributing medical
pot to patients from Sunnyvale to Gilroy. [SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE, PAY PER VIEW, 374 words, $1.00]

Drug suspect ordered extradited to U.S. from Canada

A suspected Colombian cocaine dealer on Tuesday was ordered extradited
from Canada to face trial in the United States in connection
with a $4 million drug deal, according to a report from the
Canadian Press news agency. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 203 words,
$1.00]

Rock Hill, S.C., Chamber President Faces DUI, Drug Charges

By Ken Elkins KnightRidder/Tribune Business News ... [The Herald, PAY
PER VIEW, 288 words, $1.00]