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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Editorial: Priorities and Principles
2. Nation Pays Huge Bill for Criminal Justice System -- $167 Billion a Year, Says Justice Department
3. Setback for State, Federal Pain Pill Offensive: Florida Prescription Monitoring Bill Dies in House
4. Million Marijuana Marches: Tranquility in New York, Thousands in Toronto, First Time in Sweden, Troubles in South America
5. Announcing: "The New Prohibition: Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War" -- New Compendium by Sheriff Masters Features David Borden and Numerous Other Thinkers on Drug Policy
6. Newsbrief: Australian Greens Call for Uniform Marijuana Laws
7. Newsbrief: Marijuana Initiative Campaign Underway in Columbia, Missouri
8. Newsbrief: MPP Files New Challenge to Drug Czar's Nevada Campaigning
9. Newsbrief: DEA Agent Demonstrates Gun Safety to School Kids -- By Shooting Himself
10. Newsbrief: Justice Department Investigating National Drug Intelligence Center
11. Newsbrief: Prison Building Binge Skews Census Figures, Shifts Benefits and Political Power, Study Says
12. This Week in History
13. The Reformer's Calendar

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