DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, OCT. 17, 2003 #322

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Vancouver Polled On Heroin Clinic (2) A New Ecstasy Campaign (3)
Unequal Forces Line Up In Struggle Over Afghan Heroin Trade (4) Latin
America's Season Of Discontent

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Davis Signs Medical Marijuana Bill, Vetoes Needle Bill (6) Former
Addict Seeks Old Job in Light of Law (7) Police Can't Require Drug Tests
Without Suspicion Of Intoxication (8) Cowboy Cop Rides Across America For
Drug Legalization

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Sentencing Panel Leaves Judges With Some Room For Leniency (10) Family
Watches Tapes Of Trooper Killing Man (11) Judge Says Hill Can Be Sued In
Davis Death (12) $255,000 Sought For 'Pot' Raid

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) High Court: Docs' Pot Advice Is OK (14) Prosecuting The Pot Doc (15)
Marijuana Smoking Damages Sperm (16) 1,039 Register For Isle Pot Use (17)
Finding The Higher Ground In Saint John

International News-

(18) Scientist Admits She Gave Wrong Drug Test Evidence (19) Unlicensed
Injection Site Closes Its Doors (20) Venezuela VP: U.S. Should Deal With
Its Own Drug Problem (21) Speed Up Ganja Discussions - Chuck

* Hot Off The 'Net

Rob Kampia Vs. Dr. Barthwell On PBS Newshour

Waiting to Exhale : Marijuana Reform in Canada

DEA Slammed By Another Government Report

Why Must I Pay To Watch Lies

The Prohibitionist Counterattack in Canada Escalates

The Best of The Cultural Baggage Radio Show

Drug Library Mirror

* Letter Of The Week

Dean Should Talk With Medical Marijuana Patients / By Jim Miller

* Feature Article

What Do Rush Limbaugh And Narco News Have In Common? / By Stephen Young

* Quote of the Week

Leo Tolstoy