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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. New York Mayor Giuliani Threatens to End Methadone Maintenance
2. Marijuana Reform Party Organizes in New York State
3. Orange County Medical Marijuana Distributor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
4. Oakland City Council Votes Again To Support Medical Cannabis
5. Oppose Harsh New Mandatory Minimums -- Urge Congress to Vote Against H.R. 3898 -- an action alert from the Drug Policy Foundation
6. Strip Searches at O'Hare Get US Senator's Attention
7. Drug War Briefs
8. Quote of the Week Milton Friedman on Drugs
9. An Interview with Dr Robert Newman: methadone maintenance, and the self-inflicted wounds of the methadone establishment
10. Editorial: Prohibition, Punishment and Plano, Texas

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