NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 1994
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ON CAPITOL HILL
Election 1994: What Will It Mean?
INTERNATIONAL
DEA, State Department Continue Investigation of Haitian Leaders
Brother of Assassinated Mexican Party Leader Accuses Drug Organizations
Military Occupies Rio's Shanty Towns to Fight Brazilian Drug War, U.S. Supports Military's Role
British Government Releases New Drug Strategy
IN THE COURTS
Forfeiture: Courts Split on Definition of Excessive Punishment
Settlement in Pennsylvania Traffic Stop Suit
Intention Not Sufficient Grounds for Forfeiture, Court Rules
Supreme Court Rules that No Action is Required to Prove Drug Conspiracy
Court Cuts Sentence for Entrapped LSD Defendant
Manual Written By Oakland Drug Court Founder
STATE ELECTIONS
New York Elections
Minnesota Elections
RELIGION AND DRUG USE
Peyote Bill Signed
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Named as Priority to Stop Drug Trafficking
TOBACCO
Congress Swayed By Tobacco PACs: Money Linked to Voting Record
New Questions About Snuff Tobacco Industry
LAW ENFORCEMENT
DARE Update
Santa Ana Police Make Crack to Use in Busts
DEA Guide Tells "How To Hold Your Own in a Drug Legalization Debate"
When It's Marijuana Harvesting Time, Residents Look to the Skies
SENTENCING
D.C. Eliminates Drug Mandatory Minimums
"Three Strikes" Striking Out With California Judges & D.A.s
Major Revision of Sentencing Guidelines Contemplated
DRUG TRAFFICKING
L.A. Agencies Target Trafficking in Ports
Questions Resurface About North's Handling of Drug Leads
NNICC 1993 Report Released
TREATMENT
Poll Shows Americans Want More Drug Treatment
New Report Evaluates Treatment Options for Women in U.S. Prisons
Employee Assistance Programs
MILITARY
Defense Spending Holds Steady
ALCOHOL
D.C. Cracks Down on Alcohol Sales to Minors
DRUG TESTING
Drug-test Positives Falling
DRUG USE TRENDS
Mixed News on Marijuana Use
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
Drug Policy Foundation Conference
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
National Medical Marijuana Day