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Legalization
Hearings
in
House
Subcommittee,
June
16
6/11/99
The US House Subcommittee
on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources has announced it
will hold a hearing on "The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Illegal Narcotics
and Decriminalization" on June 16 ("Bloomsday" to Ulysses fans).
The hearing is the first specifically devoted to the issue of broad drug
policy reform since 1988. Representatives from The Lindesmith Center,
The CATO Institute, The Drug Policy Foundation, and the ACLU have been
invited to testify.
When the hearing was first
scheduled, some invitees were told the topic would be "the legalization
movement" itself, leading one former House insider to compare it to hearings
held by the House Committee on Un-American Activities to grill anti-war
activists during the Vietnam era, though subcommittee staff members have
subsequently said the hearings really will be a discussion of the legalization
issue.
Check C-Span for footage
of the hearings, and next week's issue of The Week Online for a full report.
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Issue #94, 6/11/99
Teens Say Drug War a Failure | Clinton Issues Executive Order on Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement | Waters Bill Would End Federal Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentencing | Legalization Hearings in House Subcommittee, June 16 | Hawaii Hemp Advocate Wins Right to Sue Prosecutors for Constitutional Rights Violation | Health Canada Authorizes Patients to Use Medical Marijuana, Announces Plan to Grow Pot for Medical Research | Editorial: Failing our Teens
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