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This
Week
in
History
7/9/04
July 10, 1992: Manuel
Noriega is convicted on eight counts of drug trafficking, money laundering
and racketeering, and sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
July 11, 1979: A deadly
shootout between Colombian traffickers in broad daylight at Miami's Dadeland
Mall brings the savagery of the Colombian cocaine lords to the attention
of US law enforcement.
July 13, 1931: The
International Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the
Distribution of Narcotic Drugs is convened in Geneva.
July 13, 1995: The
New York Times reports the FDA has concluded for the first time that nicotine
is an addictive drug that should be regulated.
July 13, 1998: The
Associated Press reported that Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey asserted that
drug abuse problems in The Netherlands are "enormous" and, as reported
by Reuters, said, "The murder rate in Holland is double that in the United
States... That's drugs." McCaffrey's comments are subsequently condemned
and ridiculed by Dutch officials and media, who point out that the murder
rate in the Netherlands is actually less than one fourth the US rate (https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/050/footinmouth.shtml).
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Issue #345, 7/9/04
Editorial: Time for Congress to Get Real |
In the Wake of Blakely: Federal Sentencing Chaos as Defense Attorneys, Prosecutors, Lawmakers Ponder How to Respond |
House Votes Down Medical Marijuana Bill -- Election Year Politics, Organized Opposition Cited |
International AIDS Conference Puts Focus on Thai War on Drugs |
Making it Official: More Initiatives Move Toward November Ballot |
ALERT: "Thank or Spank" Your Congressman for This Week's Medical Marijuana Vote |
Newsbrief: Rep. Ron Paul Brings Pain Doctor Prosecution Issue to House |
Newsbrief: US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects DEA Motion for New Hemp Hearing |
Newsbrief: Kansas Supreme Court Says Cut Methamphetamine Sentences |
Newsbrief: Tommy Chong Walks Out of Prison |
Newsbrief: Iranians Protest US, UK Blind Eye to Afghan Opium Crop |
Newsbrief: United Arab Emirates Ponders First Step Toward Harm Reduction |
Newsbrief: Head of National Drug Intelligence Center Fired |
Newsbrief: Prohibition as a Marketing Tool -- Camel Ad Campaign Touts "Forbidden Fruit" Appeal |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story |
Newsbrief: California Prisons "Dysfunctional," State Report Concludes |
Movie Opening: Maria Full of Grace |
Media Scan: New CSDP Ad -- Richard Paey and Rush Limbaugh |
This Week in History |
Psilocybin Cancer Research Study Still Seeking Participants |
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