DRUGSENSE WEEKLY, APR. 13, 2007 #494

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

* This Just In http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n494.html#sec1

(1) Forensics Expert Explains Marijuana Testing Myths (2) Drawing The
Line On Drugs (3) Parents' Health Advice Under Fire From Schools
Watchdog (4) Mexican Traffickers Defy Crackdown With Gory Public Challenges

* Weekly News in Review http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n494.html#sec2

Drug Policy

(5) Sharp Joins Independence County Suit (6) OPED: When The Cure Is
Not Worth The Cost (7) Brain Scans, Genes Provide Addiction Clues (8)
Column: Drug Prohibition -- Lost Liberty, Money

Law Enforcement & Prisons

(9) County One Of 42 Looking At New Jails (10) Sheriff Speaks From
Personal Experience At Meth Meetings (11) Editorial: Geriatrics In
Jumpsuits (12) Column: Unequal Justice For All

Cannabis & Hemp

(13) Some Aren't Stoked About New Tax (14) Board Members Rip
Marijuana Prosecution (15) Legal Pot Activists Angry At Police (16)
N.H. House Approves Growing Hemp

International News

(17) McCaffrey Sees 2007 As A Crucial Year (18) Data Shows Students
Taking Illicit Drugs On The Rise (19) Police Powerless As Psychedelic
Herb Remains Legal (20) Hallucinogenic Herb Being Abused By Young
People - Health Canada

* Hot Off The 'Net http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n494.html#sec3

The U.S. "War On Drugs" Is An Assault On South America's Poorest

Cultural Baggage Radio Show / With Host Dean Becker

Bush (Still) Loves D.A.R.E. / By Marsha Rosenbaum

What Does It Mean To Decriminalize Marijuana?

Long Term Use Of Medical Cannabis By Federal Legal Patients

* What You Can Do This Week
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Celebrate Narco News' 7Th Anniversary In New York City

* Letter Of The Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n494.html#sec5

Legalizing Drugs Could Stem Crime / John F. Ferry, M.D.

* Letter Writer Of The Month - March
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Alan Randell

* Feature Article http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n494.html#sec7

Making the Most of DrugSense / Mary Jane Borden

* Quote of the Week http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2007/ds07.n494.html#sec8

Thomas Jefferson

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