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11/26/04
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November 28, 1993: Reuters
reports that Colombia's prosecutor general Gustavo De Greiff said that
the war on drugs has failed and that Colombia should legalize cocaine and
marijuana trafficking because the United States and Europe are decriminalizing
consumption.
December 1, 2000: President
of Uruguay Jorge Batlle is quoted in El Observador suggesting legalization
of drugs.
December 2, 1993: Pablo Escobar
is killed, hunted down by Colombian police with the aid of US technology
which recognizes Escobar's voice on a cell phone and gives police his estimated
location. Police find Escobar's safe house and kill him as he
attempts to flee with one
of his bodyguards.
December 2, 2002: Reuters
reports on a study by the RAND Institute's Drug Policy Research Center
which concludes that marijuana use does not lead teenagers to experiment
with other drugs. The study casts doubt on the "gateway drug" theory, one
of the key arguments used by opponents of marijuana legalization.
December 3, 1995: A report
released by the Department of Justice shows the number of Americans behind
bars jumped by nearly 90,000 during the preceding twelve months ending
in June. Criminal justice experts regard the "war on drugs" as the primary
source of the increase.
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Issue #364
, 11/26/04
Editorial:
Epic
and
Turbulent
Times
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DRCNet
Event:
Rep.
Barney
Frank
to
Keynote
for
Perry
Fund
Forum/Fundraiser,
December
9,
2004,
Boston
|
Seeking
Political
Traction,
Britain's
Blair
Marches
Boldly
Backwards
on
Drug
Policy
|
SSDP
Does
College
Park:
Sixth
Annual
National
Conference
Shows
Off
a
Maturing
Organization
|
Newsbrief:
Pennsylvania
"Treatment
and
Jail"
Sentencing
Reform
Gets
Governor's
Signature
|
Newsbrief:
Polls
Find
Canadian
Majority
Favoring
Marijuana
Legalization
|
Newsbrief:
More
Support
for
Medical
Marijuana
from
Connecticut
Nurses
and
Texans
|
Newsbrief:
Rep.
Souder
Busily
Fighting
the
"Good"
Fight
|
Newsbrief:
University
of
Vermont
to
Pay
$15,000
to
Students
Arrested
for
Marijuana
Advocacy
|
Newsbrief:
Federal
Appeals
Court
Says
Police
Can
Take
Hair
Samples
Whenever
They
Feel
Like
It
|
Newsbrief:
Philippine
Drug
Doc
Calls
for
Marijuana
Decriminalization
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Corrupt
Cops
Stories
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