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TABLE OF CONTENTS
May-June 1997
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SEARCH & SEIZURE
High Court Rejects Automatic No-Knock Drug Exception to Search Warrant Knock and Announce Rule
DRUG TESTING
Drug Testing Political Candidates Violates Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court Rules
DRUG POLICY STUDIES
U.S. Anti-Drug Efforts Failing, Says GAO Report
Decriminalize Marijuana Use, Says Church of Scotland Report
SENTENCING
Sentencing Commission Proposes Reduction In Disparity In Powder and Crack Cocaine Sentences
Consideration of Bias Claim in Crack Cocaine Sentencing Declined by Supreme Court
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Not Cost Effective, Says New Research Report From RAND
Drug Laws in New York State Violate International Law Primarily Because of Long Mandatory Minimums, Says
Human Rights Watch Report
STATE LAWS
Connecticut Legislature Considering Overhaul of Drug Laws
Arizona Lawmakers Dismantle Proposition 200
Florida Lawmakers Try to Crack Down on "Raves," and Associated Drugs
FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION
Native American Soldiers Will Be Allowed to Use Peyote for Religious Ceremonies Under Pentagon Draft Rule
Hemp Activist Challenges Drug Laws in British Columbia, Pastor Offers Biblical Evidence
Minister in Hawai'i Found Guilty of Marijuana Possession Despite Religious Use Defense
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Federal Judge Bars Clinton Administration From Punishing Doctors Who Recommend Medical Marijuana
DEA Raids Medical Marijuana Supplier in San Francisco
San Jose Provides Zoning for Medical Marijuana Clubs; Closes a Club for Alleged Noncompliance
San Marcos Medical Marijuana Initiative Fails
ADDICTION
Dopamine System May Be the Key to Addiction, Reports
Nature
About One in Ten NFL Players Addicted to Painkillers
ALCOHOL
"Temperance Movement" Growing in Fraternity Houses, Says
LA Times
CU Students Riot Over Underage Drinking Crackdown
Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty For Drunk Driver; Death Rejected by North Carolina Jury
Significant Drinking Among Pregnant Women Reportedly Increases 400% in 4 Years
Hemp Beer Now Available From Maryland Brewery
CIA/DRUG ALLEGATIONS
San Jose Mercury News
Editor Trims on CIA-Crack Story
SPECIAL REPORT
The Debate Over D.A.R.E.
by Sara Rab
INTERNATIONAL
Prime Minister Tony Blair to Appoint British "Drug Czar"
Nigerian Afrobeat Musician Fela Charged With Marijuana Offenses, Granted Bail
Proposal for Multinational Anti-Drug Coalition Advanced
British Author Admits Taking Heroin on Prime Minister John Major's Plane
LAW ENFORCEMENT
New York Narcotics Cop Testifies That Corrupt Officer Thwarted Internal Affairs Investigation
Philadelphia Ordered to Report on Police Reform
Corrupt Officer in Philadelphia Gets 3-Year Sentence; Prosecutors Worry It Will Undermine Cooperation
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WHITE HOUSE
Clinton Re-Election Campaign Solicited Donation From Convicted Drug Smuggler in Cuba; DNC Received Donations From Drug Money Launderer in Arkansas
IN THE COURTS
Protecting "Unborn Child" of Drug User by Arresting Mother Rejected by Wisconsin High Court
Gangster Disciples Leader Convicted
Teacher's Firing for 1974 Marijuana Misdemeanor Upheld
LETTER TO THE EDITOR