DRUGSENSE WEEKLY

DrugSense Weekly, April 25, 2003 #297

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In

(1) Marijuana Case Crumbling
(2) Ex-agent Indicted In Tulia Drug Cases
(3) Federal Drug Czar Won't Face Prosecution In State
(4) Lawmakers Wonder If State Is Getting Its Share Of Seized Drug Money

* Weekly News in Review

Drug Policy-

(5) Drug Bill Targeting Rave Scene Nears Passage Despite Critics
(6) Crime Bill Would Curb Judges' Powers
(7) Santa Cruz Sues Feds Over Medical Marijuana Raids
(8) Canada's Pending Drug Law Irks U.S.
(9) Foundation Loses State Funding
(10) High Scores

Law Enforcement & Prisons-

(11) Charges Expected In Drug Scandal
(12) HIV Rates 10 Times Higher In Prisons
(13) Sheriff: Legalizing Paraphernalia Not Likely To Change
(14) U.S. Drug Policy Plot Thickens After DA's DUI
(15) Editorial: Tattered But Triumphant

Cannabis & Hemp-

(16) Ottawa May Abandon Highly Potent Pot Strain
(17) Pothead Refugee Was Treated Here
(18) Drug Czar Battles Hordes Of Crazed Potheads!
(19) Keep Off The Grass

International News-

(20) War On Drugs Questioned
(21) Chamber For Legalisation Of Soft Drugs
(22) 30 North Koreans Held After $48 Million Of Heroin Seized
(23) Coca Farmers Seek Protection
(24) Marijuana May Slow Effects Of Aging

* Hot Off The 'Net

New Book: Jeffrey's Journey

Cultural Baggage Interviews From NORML Conference

Is Addiction A Matter Of Choice? / John Stossel

The Tears Of An AIDS Widow / Andria Efthimiou-Mordaunt

GW Pharmaceuticals Responds To Cannabis Culture / Pete Brady

Brazil's Attorney General Wants Drugs Decriminalized / Al Giordano

* Letter Of The Week

Illegal Drugs More Attractive / By Loretta Nall

* Feature Article

Back to Basics at 2003 NORML Conference / By Stephen Young

* Quote of the Week

M. Scott Peck