DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, SEPT. 26, 2003 #319

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Switzerland: House Rejects Plans To Ease Cannabis Law (2) 'Medical'
Mike's Home Raided (3) George Bush's Joint (4) Lost Cause?

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Council Expands Police Powers (6) Ashcroft: Limit Plea Bargains (7)
Students Fire Complaints In U.C.F. President's Forum (8) In Search of the
'Anti-Drug'

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(9) Justice Calls Mandatory Sentences 'Bad Policy' (10) Judge Stepping Down
From Drug Case (11) Sentencing Laws May Increase Prisoners (12) MBN Closes
Training Site, Looks To Highway Patrol

Cannabis & Hemp-

(13) Canadian Medical Marijuana Not Up To Intended Task, Supplier Says (14)
Cannabis Rally Held In Boston To Support Reform Of Drug Laws (15) RX - A
Small Dose Of Cannabis (16) A Whiff Of Freedom

International News-

(17) Death Toll In Vigilante-Style Slays Now 125 (18) U.S. Drug-Spraying
Plane Crashes In Colombia; Cause Probed (19) Ecstasy Report 'Low-Quality':
Minister (20) Rape Drugs Criminal 'Weapons': Alliance MP

* Hot Off The 'Net

The Boston Herald's Prejudiced Reporting

ONDCP "Steer Clear of Pot" Media Campaign

Two New Studies Show Effectiveness of Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

Grandpa's Marijuana Handbook Video

Ecstasy and Amphetamines - Global Survey 2003

The Cannabis Crusades: Medical Marijuana and the Recall Election

Cultural Baggage Radio Show - Marc Emery

Show NPR: Killings at 'Rainbow Farm' Revisited

* Letter Of The Week

Treat Marijuana The Same Way Alcohol Is Treated Under Law

* Feature Article

Marijuana Does Not Cause Reckless Driving / Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D

* Quote of the Week

Edmund Burke