TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Editorial: Costs and Consequences
2. Lies, Damn Lies, and "The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992-1998"
3. New Mexico Post-Mortem: Reformers Differ on What Went Right, What Went Wrong
4. Britain: Parliamentary Committee Will Recommend Cannabis Decrim, Ecstasy Down-Scheduling, More Heroin Prescriptions
5. Dutch to Consider Prescription Heroin for Hard Cases, Study Results Lay Groundwork for Move
6. New Study Provides First Comprehensive Report on Drug Laws in All 50 States and DC, Variations Abound
7. At the Statehouse: Medical Marijuana Moving in Maryland and Vermont
8. Libertarian Party Ad Campaign Takes on Drug Terror Link
9. Federal Drug Office Accused of "Enron-Style Accounting" in New National Drug Budget Reporting
10. News Links: Bolivia and Colombia, California Medical Marijuana, Drug-Terror Ad Parody
11. Alerts: HEA, Bolivia, DEA Hemp Ban, SuperBowl Ad, Ecstasy Legislation, Mandatory Minimums, Medical Marijuana, Virginia
12. The Reformer's Calendar

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