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This
Week
in
History
10/8/04
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October 8, 1932: The
Uniform State Narcotics Act is passed, endorsed by the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics as an alternative to Federal laws. By 1937 every State
prohibits marijuana use.
October 12, 1984: The
passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act establishes the first Federal
"mandatory minimum" sentencing guidelines, eliminating most judicial discretion
in handing down prison terms. Over the following two years drug sentences
increase by 71% nationwide.
October 13, 1999: In
a series of raids named "Operation Millennium," law enforcement in Mexico,
Colombia, and Ecuador arrest 31 persons for drug trafficking, including
Fabio Ochoa. Ochoa is indicted in a Ft. Lauderdale court for importing
cocaine into the US, which requests his extradition in December.
October 13, 1999: New
Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is quoted in the Boston Globe saying, "Make
drugs a controlled substance like alcohol. Legalize it, control it,
regulate it, tax it. If you legalize it, we might actually have a
healthier society."
October 14, 1970: President
Nixon spearheads the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), legislation establishing
today's "schedules" as a means of classifying drugs by their medical value
and potential for abuse.
October 14, 2003: At
Emory University Law School, former President Jimmy Carter says, "All three
of my boys smoked pot. I knew it. But I also knew if one was
caught he would never go to prison. But if any of my [black] neighbors
got caught, they would go to prison for ten, twelve years. No law
school has had the temerity to look at what is fundamentally wrong with
our legal system, which discriminates against the poor."
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Issue #357, 10/8/04
Editorial: A Tragedy in the Capital |
Medical Marijuana Activists Besiege HHS, Demand Rescheduling |
Drug Policy and the Presidential Election -- Introduction |
The Election I: Bush and Kerry on Drugs: Past Records and Platform Planks |
The Election II: Drug Reformers on Kerry and Bush, Nader and Badnarik |
The Election III: DRCNet Interview: Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader |
The Election IV: DRCNet Interview: Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate (repeat) |
Newsbrief: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Critical Federal Sentencing Cases |
Newsbrief: Needle Exchange Bill Passes New Jersey Assembly |
Newsbrief: Protests Rise over Award as Thai Prime Minister Prepares for New Round of Drug War |
Newsbrief: Bolivia's Chapare Cocaleros Sign Historic Agreement with Government |
Newsbrief: DEA Pulls Prescription Pain Medicine FAQs Without Explanation |
Newsbrief: Hemp Crops in Western Australia Stymied By Licensing Requirements |
Newsbrief: Atlanta Cops Use Forfeited Funds to Buy Bigger Guns |
Newsbrief: No Asset Forfeiture for Misdemeanor Drug Charges, Tennessee Says |
Newsbrief: Texas DA Says Doctors Must Turn In Drug-Using Pregnant Women |
Newsbrief: Another Killer Cop Walks Free |
Newsbrief: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories |
This Week in History |
Administrative Assistant: Part-Time Job Opportunity at DRCNet |
The Reformer's Calendar
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