NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
December 1995
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SENTENCING
Clinton Signs Bill To Disapprove of Equalizing Crack-Powder Cocaine Sentences
Massachusetts Panel Reviews Mandatory Minimum Sentencing; Issues Strong Report and Legislation
IN THE COURTS
Supreme Court Decides Forfeiture Case, Hears Arguments on Alcohol Advertising, Gun Use in Drug Crimes
Tenth Circuit Says Thermal Imaging Is a Search, Contrary to Other Circuits
Second Circuit Upholds Downward Departure That Allows Defendant to Enter Drug Treatment Program
AIDS/NEEDLE EXCHANGE
Health Emergency
Report Released
PRISONS
New Report Finds 1 in 3 Young Black Men Under Correctional Supervision
CURE Founders Honored With "Nobel Prize for Goodness"
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Rep. Barney Frank Introduces Medical Marijuana Legislation
Judge Rules Ban on Medical Marijuana Prescription is Unconstitutional
California Governor Wilson Vetoes Marijuana Legislation Again
Presidential Candidate Buchanan May Support Medical Access to Marijuana
Massachusetts Legislature Sends Medical Marijuana Necessity Defense to Governor Weld
INTERNATIONAL
Clinton Announces New Initiative Against Global Drug Trafficking Syndicates at U.N. Conference, Signs Order Barring Named Individuals and Companies From Trade and Commerce
Colombia Update: Samper Campaign Scandal Continues; Allegations Made Against Drug Prosecutor Gustavo de Greiff; Noriega Alleges U.S. Withheld Evidence That Cali Cartel Bribed Witness to Testify Against Him; Arrests Change U.S. Drug Market
Germany Allows Hemp Cultivation
MILITARY
Defense Secretary Perry Sees Greater Role for Military in Mexico's Counternarcotics Efforts
4,000 Naval Academy Midshipmen Tested For Drugs After Two Caught With LSD
STATE ISSUES
Drug Tax Renewed in Missouri County
Needle Exchange Hearings to Be Held in New Jersey; Whitman Refuses to Consider
California Assembly Kills "Smoke A Joint," Lose Your License
DRUG USE, DRUG ABUSE
DAWN, PRIDE Surveys Show Increases in Cocaine, Marijuana Use
Clinton Calls For White House Meeting on Youth Drug Use
Medical Student Dead From Suspected Fentanyl Overdose
TREATMENT
Americans Say Addiction Should Be Handled By Medical Professionals, Not Law Enforcement, New Survey Shows
DRUG POLICY STUDIES
Lindesmith Director Nadelmann Writes "Drug Prohibition" Entry for Collier's Encyclopedia
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
Elders Calls for Needle Exchange Ban to Be Lifted, Accepts Award at Ninth Annual Drug Policy Foundation Conference
Alcoholics Anonymous Holds Record-Breaking 60th Anniversary Convention