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Mini
Briefs:
Illinois
Syringe
Deregulation,
James
Geddes
Released
8/1/03
A few stories we didn't have
time to write up this week that you should know about:
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
has signed legislation allowing adults to purchase and possess syringes
without a prescription. Visit http://www.aidschicago.org
for further information.
James Geddes, sentenced by
the state of Oklahoma to 150 years for five marijuana plants, has been
paroled after 11 years in prison. Visit http://www.hr95.org/geddesj.html
to read his story.
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Issue #298, 8/1/03
Kansas City Drug Fighting Tax Encounters Organized Opposition |
Prison Population Increase Accelerates, Up 2.6% Last Year |
Brazil's Lula Backslides on Drug Reform, Grants Military Continued Control Over Anti-Drug Agency |
This Week in History |
Newsbrief: Mozambique, Swazi Farmers Find Dagga Crop Lucrative, But Have to Adjust to Market Trends |
Newsbrief: Brazil Bans Viagra Ads |
Newsbrief: British Young People Using More Hard Drugs, Health Department Says |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
Newsbrief: Another Pain Doctor Charged With Murder |
Newsbrief: Florida Ex-Cons to Get Voting Rights |
Mini Briefs: Illinois Syringe Deregulation, James Geddes Released |
Web Scan: OPN, HRC, Cultural Baggage, Salon.com |
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