BREAKING: Mandatory minimum prisoners Kemba Smith and Dorothy Gaines are freed, and more releases reportedly on the way! More info when available.

BREAKING: Uruguay's president calls for legalization, first American head of state to do so. DRCNet will report further next issue, visit http://www.narconews.com/heroyear2000.html for more about it right now.

As we prepare for the holidays and upcoming new millennium (for real this time), this issue is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of men and women unjustly imprisoned in the so-called "war on drugs." It is also dedicated to those working to bring the prisoners home -- Jubilee Justice, November Coalition, FAMM, all our allies in the drug reform and justice reform movements -- and last, but not least, all of you. Keep the prisoners and all the drug war victims in your minds and hearts this winter season!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. When is Salad Dressing a Drug? DEA Proposes Restrictive Interim Rule Barring Hemp Foods, Industry & Proponents Gear Up
2. Mexican Banker Tied to Drug Dealing (and Presidents) Sues Narco News, Mexican Paper
3. The Needle I: In New York State, Over-the-Counter Syringe Sales Begin January 1st
4. The Needle II: Federal Lawsuits in New York City and Connecticut Challenge Police Harassment of Needle Exchange Programs
5. The Needle III: In California, Ventura County Wants Needle Exchange, San Diego Throws Up a Roadblock
6. DOT Issues New Drug Testing Rules, 8.5 Million Workers Get a Little More Protection
7. At the Movies: The Buzz on Traffic
8. Newsbriefs: Florida Grand Jury Recommends More of the Same Drug War Policies, Polk County Commissioners Race to be Tested
9. The Insider: Grant Info, Call for Articles, Job Listings
10. The Reformer's Calendar
11. Editorial: Is This News?

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