DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, DEC. 31, 2004 #381

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm#sec1

(1) Double Standard (2) Even Drug Dealers Are Giving Up On The Dollar (3)
Half Of All Prisoners Admit Taking Drugs In Jail (4) Report -- 20 Percent
Of Young Americans Drive Intoxicated

* Weekly News in Review http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm#sec2

Drug Policy

(5) 'Ecstasy' Use Studied To Ease Fear In Terminally Ill (6) AMA To Voice
Concerns To DEA Over Pain Medication Prescribing Policy (7) U.S. Ruling
Restricts Random Drug Tests (8) Man Is Charged With Using Another's Urine
In Drug Test (9) Statistics Happen (10) Dallas Schools Go High-Tech To
Battle Drugs

Law Enforcement & Prisons

(11) Martha Stewart's Christmas Message - Prison Food Is 'Bad' (12) City
Police's I-95 Patrols Questioned (13) Man Wins His Appeal On Drug
Possession Conviction (14) Governor Pardons 3 Ex-Cons

Cannabis & Hemp

(15) Little Cheer For Bali Drug Suspect (16) Research Could Help Sidestep
Politics Of Marijuana (17) Fans High On Pot Board Game (18) Bad-Ish Santa
(19) Cannabis Disguised As Christmas Tree

International News

(20) Bill Imposes Tough Penalties To Jail Guards (21) Major Police Drugs
Probe Launched Following Arrests (22) Majority Of Prisoners Take Drugs In
Jail (23) Drugs Task Force Hails First Win

* Hot Off The 'Net http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm#sec3

Pot TV News Year In Review With Loretta Nall

Best Of Pot TV 2004

Keep Teenagers Safe / by Marsha Rosenbaum

Racial Disparity in Drug Law Convictions / by Terry Gorski

NORML's 2004 The Year In Review

Cultural Baggage Radio Show

The Narco-Terrorist Who Came in From the Cold / By Sean Donahue

Weed Delivery Guy Saves Christmas

* Feature Article http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm#sec4

2004 In The News / By Richard Lake

* Quote of the Week http://www.drugsense.org/current.htm#sec5

Aisha Elderwyn