NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
May 1995
Internet Resources: Finding Information About Drugs, Crime, and Health Through the World-Wide Web, a Guest Column by Laura A. Green
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Law Enforcement Leaders Denounce War on Drugs at Hoover Summit
Justice Department to Review National Drug Intelligence Center
Three Officers Sue DEA For Harassment
Anti-Drug Organizer Charged With Federal Cocaine Trafficking
National Law Journal
Series Uncovers World of Informants
Reason
Presents Case of Plastics Manufacturer Caught in Drug Conspiracy
The Progressive
Describes Crack-Making by Santa Ana Police
WORKPLACE RIGHTS
Cigarette Smoker Denied Employment -- Florida Supreme Court Says OK
DRUG USE/DRUG ABUSE
Latest Pulse Check Provides New Vignettes About Drug Use
Spending for Illegal Drugs Falling
ON CAPITOL HILL
Bill Would Deny Tax-Exempt Status to Organizations That Promote Drug Legalization
SENTENCING
Wisconsin Court Upholds, California Legislature Reconsiders "Smoke a Joint" Laws
DRUG TESTING
DOT Ends Pre-Employment Alcohol Testing Requirement
INTERNATIONAL
The New Yorker
Article Looks at Meaning of Coca in Andean Society
International Relations Scholar Warns of Growing Influence of Drug Cartels
PRISONS AND JAILS
More Drug Offenders Creating Largest-Ever Jail Population
New Compilation of Data on Correctional Populations
TOBACCO
Tobacco Industry Giant Takes on ABC
UPDATES
Miami Herald "Crime and No Punishment" Investigative Series Wins Award
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Cannabis Buyers' Club (S.F., CA) Threatened With Shutdown; Medical Marijuana Bills Moving in California Legislature
ACTIVIST NEWS
NORML, Southern California ACLU Sue to Block Anaheim Ordinance Prohibiting Use of Parks by Persons With Criminal Records