NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
March 1996
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DRUG CZAR
General Barry R. McCaffrey Sworn in as New Drug Czar
IN THE COURTS
Judge Cites Police Abuse and Corruption, Throws Out Seized Drug Evidence and Confession, Incites Controversy About the Exclusionary Rule
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Religion May Be Defense to Marijuana Possession
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Georgia Law Mandating Drug Tests for Political Candidates
Man Asserts Prozac® Defense at Bombing Trial
MARIJUANA
Researchers Find Cognitive Impairment in Heavy Marijuana Users
INTERNATIONAL
Colombia Update: Prison Guards Arrested, U.S. Certification Questionable, Samper Asks Colombian Congress for Investigation, Key Witness Murdered
UPDATE
More Drug Convictions Will Be Reversed in Philadelphia
TOBACCO
HHS Releases Regulations on Youth Tobacco Sales
Smoking Fetish Films Gain Popularity
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
DEA Warns of Ritalin® Abuse; Drug Manufacturer's Contributions to Advocacy Group Investigated
DRUG POLICY STUDIES
Conservative
National Review
Endorses Drug Policy Reform, Legalization;
New York
Magazine Features Harm Reduction Cover Story
Villanova Law Review Publishes Forum on Sentencing and the "War on Drugs"
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police Install Surveillance Cameras in Baltimore
FBI Calls Drug "Detection" Device "A Fraud"
HARM REDUCTION
Whitman Rejects Panel's Suggestions About Needle Exchange