TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Organization News
2. Medical Marijuana: Plaintiffs in Conant v. McCaffrey Win Another Stage
3. Needle Exchange: House passes amendment that would strip Shalala of the power to lift the ban on using Federal AIDS funding for needle exchange
4. War on the Border: Against the Pentagon's wishes, the House votes to add provision for 10,000 troops on US-Mexican border to defense bill
5. War in the Capital: In our nation's capital, nearly 50% of black males between 18-35 are under criminal justice supervision
6. Focus on Michigan
7. Free Kemba Smith: Youth lead the way in the campaign against mandatory minimum sentencing
8. International: Colombia faces terror threat and a guerrilla war it can't win
9. Quote of the Week: Monkey business from the new issue of the Drug Policy Letter
10. Link of the Week: National Alliance of Methadone Advocates

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