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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. NJ NEP Workers' Conviction Upheld in Appeals Court
2. Oakland City Council Votes to Shield Local Cannabis Dispensary from Federal Prosecution Controversy Over Searches
3. DOJ Asks for Dismissal of Hemp Suit
4. Feds Indict Peter McWilliams, Todd McCormick and Others, Alleging Vast Conspiracy to Supply Medical Marijuana
5. Peaceful Prison Protest Earns Solitary Confinement
6. Action Request: The Tax Stamp Controversy
7. New Zealand Health Ministry: Pot Poses No Serious Risk
8. Newsbriefs
9. Link of the Week
10. A Campaign for Substance Awareness
11. Debating Points
12. Office of National Drug Control Policy Hard at Work
13. Editorial: The Pompano Beach Twelve

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