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May 27, 1963: President Nathan M. Pusey of Harvard University announces that an assistant professor of clinical psychology and education has been fired. The man dismissed is Dr. Richard Alpert, later to become "Ram Dass."

June 1, 1996: Actor and hemp activist Woody Harrelson is arrested and charged with cultivation of less than five marijuana plants after he plants four industrial hemp seeds in full view of Lee County Sheriff William Kilburn in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Issue #388 -- 5/27/05

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Editorial: Reasonable Standards | Feature: Federal Bill to Rein in Anti-Drug Task Forces Introduced in Response to Tulia Scandal | "Drug Tourists" Provoke Competing Cries for Regulation, Repression in Holland | Chances of Medical Marijuana Passage in Statehouses Now Focused on Northeast | Announcement: DRCNet/Perry Fund Event to Feature US Rep. Jim McDermott, June 1 in Seattle | Weekly: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories | Marijuana: Maine Governor Wants to Increase Fines to Pay for Narcs | Congress: House Bill Would Let "Victims" Sue Drug Dealers, But Only if They Snitch | Southwest Asia: Azerbaijan, US Sign Anti-Drug Agreement Despite Human Rights Abuses | Europe: Swiss Panel Says New Drug Policy Should Include Alcohol, Tobacco, Opt for Pragmatism | Asia: Thai Drug War Now Targets Cocaine | Update: Schapelle Corby Sentenced to 20 Years | Weekly: This Week in History | Job Listing: Outreach Coordinator, Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform (DRCNet) | Weekly: The Reformer's Calendar


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