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This
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12/10/04
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December 11, 1942:
The Opium Poppy Control Act is enacted, making possession of the opium
poppy plant or seeds illegal.
December 12, 1981:
The report of the Task Force on Cannabis Regulation to the Center for the
Study of Drug Policy -- Regulation and Taxation of Cannabis Commerce reads,
is issued, reading "It has been observed that marijuana is one of the largest
tax-exempt industries in the country today and regulation would end that
exemption."
December 15, 1989:
Medellin cartel leader Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha is killed by Colombian
police in a raid on his Tolu ranch.
December 16, 1991:
The US Supreme Court allows a US Court of Appeals ruling to stand which
found that the government's interest in screening out possible drug users
outweighed the applicant's constitutional right to privacy. Prior
to this decision, only federal employees in occupations related to public
safety (e.g. truck and bus drivers) could be tested without cause.
The ruling opens the door to across-the-board drug testing for millions
of businesses and was a boon to the drug testing industry.
December 17, 1914:
Congress passes the Harrison Narcotics Act, formally controlling opiate
and cocaine availability by tax and prescription but in practice launching
federal drug prohibition.
December 17, 1986:
The assassination of newspaperman Guillermo Cano Isaza, editor-in-chief
of El Espectador, outrages the Colombian media. Cano frequently wrote
in favor of stiffer penalties for drug traffickers. His murder leads
to a national outrage comparable to the assassination of Lara Bonilla,
and a subsequent government crackdown on traffickers.
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Issue #366
, 12/10/04
The
Perry
Fund
and
DRCNet
Go
to
Boston
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DRCNet
Interview:
Whitney
Taylor,
Executive
Director,
Drug
Policy
Forum
of
Massachusetts
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New
York
Legislators
Cut
Some
Rockefeller
Sentences,
But
Real
Reform
Remains
Elusive
|
Hurwitz
Fate
in
Hands
of
Jury
|
Rep.
Souder
Urges
FDA
Review
of
Medical
Marijuana,
Provokes
Battle
of
The
"Dear
Colleague"
Letters
on
Capitol
Hill
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Newsbrief:
No
Justice
for
Kenneth
Walker
--
Police
Shooter
No-Billed
By
Grand
Jury
|
Newsbrief:
Calling
Drug
Raid
on
Hell's
Angels
an
"Attack,"
Judge
Throws
Out
Evidence
|
Newsbrief:
This
Week's
Corrupt
Cop
Story
|
Newsbrief:
Peruvian
Coca
Growers
Mobilizing
Again
|
Newsbrief:
Hawaii
Medical
Marijuana
Arrests
Settled
With
$30,000
Pay-Out
|
Newsbrief:
Jimson
Weed
Now
Illegal
in
Oklahoma
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Week
in
History
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