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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Editorial: Time for Congress to Get Real
2. In the Wake of Blakely: Federal Sentencing Chaos as Defense Attorneys, Prosecutors, Lawmakers Ponder How to Respond
3. House Votes Down Medical Marijuana Bill -- Election Year Politics, Organized Opposition Cited
4. International AIDS Conference Puts Focus on Thai War on Drugs
5. Making it Official: More Initiatives Move Toward November Ballot
6. ALERT: "Thank or Spank" Your Congressman for This Week's Medical Marijuana Vote
7. Newsbrief: Rep. Ron Paul Brings Pain Doctor Prosecution Issue to House
8. Newsbrief: US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects DEA Motion for New Hemp Hearing
9. Newsbrief: Kansas Supreme Court Says Cut Methamphetamine Sentences
10. Newsbrief: Tommy Chong Walks Out of Prison
11. Newsbrief: Iranians Protest US, UK Blind Eye to Afghan Opium Crop
12. Newsbrief: United Arab Emirates Ponders First Step Toward Harm Reduction
13. Newsbrief: Head of National Drug Intelligence Center Fired
14. Newsbrief: Prohibition as a Marketing Tool -- Camel Ad Campaign Touts "Forbidden Fruit" Appeal
15. Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Story
16. Newsbrief: California Prisons "Dysfunctional," State Report Concludes
17. Movie Opening: Maria Full of Grace
18. Media Scan: New CSDP Ad -- Richard Paey and Rush Limbaugh
19. This Week in History
20. Psilocybin Cancer Research Study Still Seeking Participants
21. The Reformer's Calendar

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