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This
Week
in
History
5/7/04
May 11, 2000: Mexican
cartel leaders the Arellano-Felix brothers are charged with 10 counts of
drug trafficking, conspiracy, money laundering and aiding and abetting
violent crimes. The US State Department offers a $2 million reward
for information leading to their arrest and conviction.
May 14, 1993: The New
York Times reported that Judge Whitman Knapp said, "After 20 years on the
bench I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. It
is time to get the government out of drug enforcement."
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Issue #336, 5/7/04
Editorial: Priorities and Principles |
Nation Pays Huge Bill for Criminal Justice System -- $167 Billion a Year, Says Justice Department |
Setback for State, Federal Pain Pill Offensive: Florida Prescription Monitoring Bill Dies in House |
Million Marijuana Marches: Tranquility in New York, Thousands in Toronto, First Time in Sweden, Troubles in South America |
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 |
Newsbrief: Australian Greens Call for Uniform Marijuana Laws |
Newsbrief: Marijuana Initiative Campaign Underway in Columbia, Missouri |
Newsbrief: MPP Files New Challenge to Drug Czar's Nevada Campaigning |
Newsbrief: DEA Agent Demonstrates Gun Safety to School Kids -- By Shooting Himself |
Newsbrief: Justice Department Investigating National Drug Intelligence Center |
Newsbrief: Prison Building Binge Skews Census Figures, Shifts Benefits and Political Power, Study Says |
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