NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 1996
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UPDATE
CIA Inspector General Extends Investigation of CIA-Contra Crack Cocaine Allegations; Senate Holds Intelligence Committee Hearings; Rep. Waters Mobilizes Anger Over the Allegations
S.F. Cannabis Buyers' Club Founder Arrested
WHITE HOUSE
President Clinton Calls for Drug Testing Minors Seeking Their Driver's License
Clinton Claims Executive Privilege on Anti-Drug Leadership Memo
ON CAPITOL HILL
Clinton Signs Legislation Increasing Penalties for Methamphetamine and Rohypnol®
Welfare Reform Act Ends Assistance to Drug Law Felons
INTERNATIONAL
Colombian President Speaks at U.N., Drugs Found on His Plane
MEXICO: 700 Federal Police Agents Fired, Seven Senior Anti-Drug Officials Murdered
European Union Commissioner Calls for Drug Legalization
"DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS"
Students Suspended for Carrying Midol®, Advil®
Illinois Teacher Fired for 1974 Marijuana Misdemeanor, Files Lawsuit to Challenge State Law
DRUG TESTING
FDA's Regulation of Home Drug Test Attacked
DRUG POLICY STUDIES
Lowering Blood-Alcohol Limit for Drivers to 0.08% Would Save Lives, According to Boston University Study
Needle Exchange Study to Be Reviewed by the National Institutes of Health
IN THE COURTS
Drug Taxes and Prosecution Are Double Jeopardy, Says Texas High Court
Mexican "Gulf Cartel" Leader Juan Garcia Abrego Convicted on U.S. Drug Charges
BOOK REVIEW
Murder and Meditation From San Francisco (by Peter Handel)
DRUG NEWS SOUNDBITES