March 19, 1997

* Medical Marijuana Cases Dismissed

Applause erupted in a courtroom when prosecutors dismissed
criminal charges against an AIDS patient who used
marijuana under a doctor's written diagnosis. [Associated
Press, PREMIUM, 241 words]

Study Questions Drug Programs

Most children decide on their own whether to use drugs with little
concern for strong antidrug messages they get from health
teachers or others at school, a study of California youngsters
suggests. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 638 words]

Urine tests find 424 Mexican officials on drugs

Drug tests on personnel in Mexico's Attorney General's office found
424 people, including 241 lawenforcement agents, had illegal
drugs in their systems, officials said on Tuesday. [Reuters,
PAY PER VIEW, 114 words, $1.00]

Pa. Attorney General's Office Guilty Plea Taken In Northeastern Pa.
Marijuana Distribution Ring

A Susquehanna County man has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge
stemming from an investigation into a drug trafficking
organization that obtained marijuana from Philadelphia for
distribution in Wayne, Susquehanna and Lackawanna counties,
according to Attorney General Mike Fisher. [PR Newswire, BASIC,
332 words]