NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
September 1995
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SPECIAL CALI CARTEL INDICTMENT SECTION
Massive Indictment Charges Former Justice Official and 58 Others With Racketeering
Colombia Arrests Suspected Head of Cali Cartel
Sen. Helms' Bill Aims to Shut Off Aid to Colombia
After Cali Indictments, Columnists Advocate Legalization as a Way to Break Drug Cartels and Stem Corruption
The Use of Acupuncture in Drug Addiction Treatment
, by Judd R. Spray and Sharon M. Jones, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
SENTENCING
House Holds Hearings on Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Supreme Court Rules on Double Jeopardy Sentencing Issue
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear LSD Carrier Medium Case
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Harvard's Grinspoon and Bakalar Urge Physicians to "Reconsider" Medical Uses for Marijuana
FORFEITURE
Ninth Circuit Refuses to Revisit Key Forfeiture Double Jeopardy Case
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear "Innocent Owner" Forfeiture Case
Rep. Hyde Reintroduces Forfeiture Reform Legislation
Book Review:
Forfeiting Our Property Rights: Is Your Property Safe From Seizure?,
by U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde. Reviewed by Judd R. Spray, Research Associate, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
IN THE COURTS
Supreme Court Ducks Issues in Kimberlin Case (The Dan Quayle Marijuana Case), Sends It Back to Court of Appeals
MILITARY
More Attention Needed for Drug War to Succeed, Say Military Officials
ALCOHOL
Double Jeopardy Argument Applied to Drinking and Driving Cases
Clinton Takes Hard Stance on Underage Drinking and Driving
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Reports Increase at Sixfold Rate, CDC Says
Study Links Alcohol Stores and Violent Crime
DRUG USE, DRUG ABUSE
Use of Rohypnol® Spreading, NIDA Panel Says
DRUG POLICY
American Medical Association Gives Low Grades to Anti-Violence Efforts in America
BOOK REVIEWS
Land of Opportunity
, by William M. Adler. (A Tale of Crack Cocaine Entrepreneurs). Reviewed by Eric E. Sterling, President, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Forfeiting Our Property Rights: Is Your Property Safe From Seizure?,
by U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde. Reviewed by Judd R. Spray, Research Associate, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation