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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Legislators Blast Mexico Certification: Resolutions to Overturn Introduced in Both Houses
2. US House Panel Approves Resolution Against Medical Marijuana
3. Newt Gingrich Calls for Lifetime Ban of Drug-Using Athletes Who Refuse to Snitch
4. Violent Week in Giuliani's New York Drug War
5. Medical Marijuana Initiative Filed in Washington State
6. Federal Agent Cleared in Shooting of Candy Bar-Holding Teen: Plus -- An Interview with Robert Godosky, the Teen's Attorney
7. Professor's Penn State Pot Protest Continues
8. California Inmates Get Ruling -- but no Justice -- in Sexual Assault Case
9. Industrial Hemp Legalized in Canada!
10. French Artists, Intellectuals Sign Petition Challenging Drug Laws
11. Irish Priest Urges Legalization
12. Quote of the Week: Who's the most "silly son-of-a- bitch" in Colorado politics?
13. Editorial: A real live shooting war in America

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