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This
Week
in
History
1/23/04
January 23, 1912: In
the Hague, twelve nations sign a convention restricting opium and coca
production.
January 25, 1990: President
George Bush proposes to add an additional $1.2 billion to the budget for
the war on drugs, including a 50% increase in military spending.
January 25, 1994: The
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act extends ONDCP's mission to
assessing budgets and resources related to the National Drug Control Strategy.
It also establishes specific reporting requirements in the areas of drug
use, availability, consequences, and treatment.
January 25, 1995: The
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is incorporated as a nonprofit organization
in the District of Columbia by Robert Kampia and Chuck Thomas.
January 28, 1972: The
Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE) is founded. The Nixon
Administration creates ODALE to establish joint federal/local task forces
to fight the drug trade at the street level. Myles Ambrose is appointed
director.
January 28, 1982: The
South Florida Drug Task Force is formed. Outraged by the drug trade's
increasing violence in their city, Miami citizens lobby the federal government
for help. President Reagan responds by creating a cabinet-level task
force, the Vice-President's Task Force on South Florida. Headed by
George Bush, it combines agents from DEA, Customs, ATF, IRS, Army, and
Navy to mobilize against drug traffickers. Reagan later creates several
other regional task forces throughout the US.
January 28, 2004: 22
years after the formation of the South Florida Drug Task Force, drug trafficking
in Florida continues unabated.
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Issue #321, 1/23/04
Ron Crickenberger Dead at 48 -- As Libertarian Party National Political Director Made Drug Policy Key Issue |
Death, Madness, Mayhem! Brit Tabloids in Fits Over Pot |
Review Finds Anti-Drug Campaign Works on Parents (Sort Of) But Not Kids -- Findings Contradict Drug Czar's Rosy Views |
Minnesota Sentencing Commission Report Says State Could Save $30 Million Per Year With Treatment Not Prison |
Newsbrief: European Union Envoy Criticizes Colombia Coca Fumigation |
Newsbrief: Peruvian Coca Growers Prepare to Gather, Government Gets Nervous |
Newsbrief: Bush Proposes More Money for School Drug Testing |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
Newsbrief: Kentucky Governor Unveils New Drug Offender Plan -- Less Prison, More Treatment |
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