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This
Week
in
History
10/10/03
October 12, 1984: The passage
of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act establishes the first federal sentencing
guidelines, drastically curtailing judges' discretion in handing down prison
terms. Over the next two years drug sentences increase by 71% nationwide.
October 13, 1999: In a series
of raids named "Operation Millennium," law enforcement officials in Mexico,
Colombia, and Ecuador arrest 31 persons for drug trafficking, including
Fabio Ochoa. Ochoa is indicted in a Ft. Lauderdale court for importing
cocaine into the United States, and the US requests his extradition in
December.
October 14, 1970: President
Nixon spearheads the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the legislation that
established today's "schedules" as a means of classifying drugs strictly
by their medical value and potential for abuse.
And two from last week in
history:
October 7, 1989: "It seems
to me we're not really going to get anywhere until we can take the criminality
out of the drug business and the incentives for criminality out of it.
Frankly, the only way I can think of to accomplish this is to make it possible
for addicts to buy drugs at some regulated place at a price that approximates
their cost... We need at least to consider and examine forms of controlled
legalization of drugs... No politician wants to say what I have just said,
not for a minute."
– Former Secretary of State
George P. Shultz addressing an alumni gathering at the Stanford Business
School where he had returned to the faculty.
October 8, 1932: The Uniform
State Narcotics Act was passed, endorsed by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics
as an alternative to federal laws; by 1937 every State prohibits marijuana
use.
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Issue #306, 10/10/03
Editorial: Summer's Over -- Long Live Summer |
Curtain Closes on Ontario's Summer of Legalization: Court Ruling Reinstates Possession Law, Loosens Medical Marijuana Rules |
Change the Climate Ad Campaign Riles DC Pundits, Politicos |
California in the Era of Arnold |
New England "Governors' Summit" on Drugs: Drug War Horse and Pony Show Inside, Protestors Outside |
This Week in History |
Urgent Action Appeal on Singapore Drug Case from Amnesty International |
Newsbrief: In Fall Term, Supreme Court Rejects South Carolina Crack Mom Appeal, Accepts Case on Ex-Drug User's Rights Under Americans With Disabilities Act |
Newsbrief: Georgia Supreme Court Throws Out Driver Drug Test Law |
Newsbrief: Walters Lies Pile Up in Canada Diatribe |
Canadian Prime Minister Talks About Toking Up |
Newsbrief: Sarasota Police Lure Would-Be Drug Dealers for Profit |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cop Story |
Newsbrief: Pentagon Adds Drugs to List of Foes in Afghanistan |
Newsbrief: Vacation in Bermuda? Anti-Marijuana Campaign Underway |
DRCNet Temporarily Suspending Our Web-Based Write-to-Congress Service Due to Funding Shortfalls -- Your Help Can Bring It Back -- Keep Contacting Congress in the Meantime |
Perry Fund Accepting Applications for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 School Years, Providing Scholarships for Students Losing Aid Because of Drug Convictions |
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