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This
Week
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History
2/6/04
February 7, 1968: In
a move likely spurred by the Nixon campaign's "law and order" rhetoric,
President Lyndon Johnson creates the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs (BNDD) by combining the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) with the
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control (a sub-agency of the Food and Drug Administration).
By 1972, the BNDD is 1,361 agents strong.
February 7, 1985: Enrique
Camarena, an aggressive DEA agent stationed in Mexico who discovered that
drug traffickers there were operating under the protection of Mexican police
officials, was kidnapped outside of his office in Guadalajara. His
body was found several weeks later bearing marks of brutal torture.
February 7, 2001: After
a contentious confirmation process, new Attorney General John Ashcroft
declared, "I want to escalate the war on drugs. I want to renew it.
I want to refresh it, re-launch it, if you will." He said this despite
the fact that under President Clinton's two terms in office the number
of jail sentences nationwide for marijuana offenders was 800% higher than
under the Reagan and Bush administrations combined.
February 11, 1999:
Researchers in Boston, MA found no link between marijuana use by pregnant
mothers and miscarriages. The study did document a strong link between
tobacco consumption and miscarriages, and also showed an increased risk
of miscarriage by mothers who use cocaine.
February 11, 2001:
President Jorge Battle of Uruguay calls for legalization of drugs.
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Issue #323, 2/6/04
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Newsbrief: San Francisco Releases Proposition S Report, Gives Okay to Possible City-Supported Medical Marijuana Co-ops |
Newsbrief: Update -- Colorado Confrontation on Hold Pending Federal Court Ruling |
Newsbrief: Lane County Won't Be Sensible -- Group Ends Marijuana Amendment Effort |
Newsbrief: Florida Pain Doctor Sees Murder Charge Dropped |
Newsbrief: Dutch Do De Facto Decriminalization for Small-Time Cocaine Smugglers |
Newsbrief: The Continuing Revolt of the Black Robes, Part I |
Newsbrief: The Continuing Revolt of the Black Robes, Part II |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
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