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This
Week
in
History
6/25/04
June 26, 1936: The
Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs
is signed in Geneva.
June 28, 1776: The
first draft of the Declaration of Independence is written -- on Dutch hemp
paper. A second draft, the version released on July 4, is also written
on hemp paper. The final draft is copied from the second draft onto
animal parchment.
June 29, 1938: The
Christian Century newspaper claims, "in some districts inhabited by Latino
Americans, Filipinos, Spaniards, and Negroes, half the crimes are attributed
to the marijuana craze."
June 30, 1906: Congress
enacts the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, creating the FDA and initiating
the prescription system and labeling requirements.
July, 1998: US and
Mexican Attorneys General sign the Brownville Agreement, pledging to inform
each other about sensitive cross-border law enforcement operations following
the US Operation Casablanca and resulting Mexican anger.
July 1, 1930: The Porter
Act establishes the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), an agency independent
of the Department of the Treasury's Prohibition Unit and consequently unaffected
by the passage of the Twenty-First Amendment. Harry J. Anslinger
is named acting commissioner.
July 1, 1973: The US
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is established by President Nixon,
designed to be a "superagency" capable of handling all aspects of the drug
problem and consolidating agents from the BNDD, Customs, CIA, and ODALE.
July 1, 1998: IRONIC
QUOTE OF NOTE: DEA Chief Thomas Constantine says, "[In] my era everybody
smoked and everybody drank and there was no drug use."
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Issue #343, 6/25/04
Editorial: Ruling Creates More Questions Than Answers |
Like a Rock: New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws Survive Another Legislative Session |
When Remaining Silent Is a Crime: US Supreme Court Rules Cops Can Arrest Those Who Refuse to Identify Themselves |
Initiatives on the Move: Ann Arbor, Berkeley, Oakland, Montana Added to Upcoming Marijuana Reform Votes This November |
DRCNet Interview: Jude Renaud, Executive Director, Educators for Sensible Drug Policy |
Newsbrief: Is Cecil Knox the Godfather? Feds Indict Southwest Virginia Pain Specialist Cecil Knox for Third Time, Aim to Win Racketeering Conviction |
Newsbrief: Florida Pain Doctor Found Guilty of Illegal Prescribing |
Newsbrief: California Pharmacist to Go on Trial for Filling Oxycontin Prescriptions |
Newsbrief: Two Rulings Could Affect Federal Sentencing |
Newsbrief: American Bar Association Report Calls for "Smart on Crime" Approach, End to Mandatory Minimum Sentences |
Newsbrief: Utah Supreme Court Upholds Religious Peyote Use by Non-Indians |
Newsbrief: Marijuana Candy Bars Appear in Bay Area |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
New Jersey Needle Exchange Update |
This Week in History |
Students for Sensible Drug Policy Chapter Grants |
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