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This
Week
in
History
1/16/04
January 18, 1990: Washington,
DC, Mayor Marion Barry is arrested after hidden cameras record him smoking
crack cocaine with an ex-girlfriend in her hotel room. Barry's quote
to the press: "The bitch set me up!"
January 19, 1920: The
18th Amendment becomes law, making alcohol illegal. Prohibition proves
to be unenforceable, and the enormous profits generated by bootlegging
creates a new criminal class.
January 23, 1912: In
the Hague, twelve nations sign a convention restricting opium and coca
production.
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Issue #320, 1/16/04
SSDP Does New Hampshire, Part II: Candidates, Conventions, and Repealing the HEA Anti-Drug Provision |
Venezuela Moving to Decriminalize Drug Possession |
New Federal Prosecution of California Medical Marijuana Patients |
Hawaii Ice Task Force Issues Report -- Legislature, Governor Vow to Act |
Newsbrief: Amnesty International Rakes Singapore over Executions, Mostly of Drug Offenders |
Newsbrief: Feds Want Ability to Wiretap VoIP -- DEA Included, Naturally |
Newsbrief: Oklahoma Lawmakers to Move Against Sudafed in Meth Battle |
Newsbrief: New Jersey "Safe, Drug-Free" Benefit Concert Ends in Melee, Arrests |
Newsbrief: Florida Appeals Court Nixes "Knock and Talk" Arrest |
Newsbrief: Bolivian Coca Growers Push Bill to Legalize More Coca |
Newsbrief: In Australia, Queensland Drug Courts Mostly Send Marijuana Users to Treatment |
Newsbrief: Flyboys Flying High on Salvia Warned to Come Down Now |
Pain Relief Network Joins National Physician and Patient Groups in Denouncing Florida's Hearings on Pain Drugs |
This Week in History |
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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