NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
January 1997
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Research Findings on Medicinal Properties of Marijuana
Federal Officials Respond to New Medical Marijuana Laws
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Attacks Drug Initiatives Passed in California and Arizona
White House to Fund Medicinal Marijuana Study
Ohio Medical Marijuana Provision Confounds Officials,Lawmakers Move to Repeal the Law
DRUG USE TRENDS
Teenage Use of Tobacco and Marijuana Still Rising, According to the Monitoring the Future Survey
ON CAPITOL HILL
Rep. Gingrich Reelected House Speaker, Says Drug Issue a Priority
DRUG TESTING: WHO'S NEXT?
Maryland Considering Drug Testing Welfare Applicants
Florida Students Should Be Drug Tested, Proposes State Senator
IN THE COURTS
Illinois Supreme Court Invalidates Part of State's No-Knock Statute
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Crack Offender's Sentence
Maine Teenager Sues Town, Police Chief for Using Her as a Drug Informant Against Her Parents
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Seven Chicago Police Officers Indicted in Drug Sting
NYPD Commissioner Angers Dominicans with Proposal to Post Officers There
Facing Prison, New Jersey Ex-Prosecutor Flees, Commits Suicide
UPDATE
NIH Director Approves Disputed Needle-Exchange Research
INTERNATIONAL
SWITZERLAND: Voters Endorse Heroin Maintenance Program
MEXICO: Anti-Drug Journalists and 8th Drug Prosecutor Murdered
DRUG NEWS SQUIBS