TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Editorial: Sometimes People Learn, Sometimes They Don't
2. Walters Confirmed as Drug Czar, Coalition Challenged But Couldn't Block Crusty Nominee
3. Bolivia Coca Crisis Explodes, Government Forces Reportedly Assassinate Union Leader
4. Hemp Taste-Test Demonstrations Target DEA Offices Across the Country, Protests Held in 76 Cities
5. South Dakota Farmers Union Unanimously Endorses Industrial Hemp Initiative
6. Drug War Peace Remains Elusive, Say Panelists at San Francisco Forum
7. Who's the Medieval Barbarian? Taliban Marijuana Policy vs. US Marijuana Policy
8. Catholic Church Calls on World Governments to Reject Drug Legalization, But Says Repression Cannot Be Sole Response
9. Michigan Marijuana Petition Drive Falls Short Again as Organizers Vow Third Effort, Detroit Init Will Head to Polls
10. Zogby Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose US Marijuana Policies
11. Alerts: HEA Drug Provision, Sembler Nomination, DEA Hemp Ban, Ecstasy Bill, Mandatory Minimums, Medical Marijuana
12. The Reformer's Calendar

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