NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
July-August 1998
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IN THE COURTS
Tenth Circuit Rules Against Leniency in Exchange for Testimony
Supreme Court Limits Criminal Forfeiture
New Jersey High Court Restricts Asset Forfeiture
Parts of "One Strike" Housing Policy Struck Down
SPECIAL REPORT: Federal Judges Who Criticize the "War on Drugs"
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police Leaders: Illicit Drug Markets Contribute to Police Corruption
Houston Police Shoot Man in Back 9 Times in Botched Drug Raid, Killing Him; No Drugs Found
Feds Indict 29 People in Plano, TX for Drug Deaths
House Crime Subcommittee Holds Hearing on DEA Abuses in Investigating Drug Diversion
Senators Want Probe of Customs Searches in Chicago
Reverse Money Laundering Sting in Canada Increased Drug Trade, Failed to Obtain Government Permission
MEDIA
Federal Government Launches $2 Billion Anti-Drug Media Campaign
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Cancer Patients' Pain Untreated in Nursing Homes, Says Study in
JAMA
Bill to Ban Use of Narcotics for Physician-Assisted Suicide Moving in Congress, Would Reverse Reno Opinion
INTERNATIONAL
"Drug Czar" McCaffrey, Attacking Dutch Drug Policy, Misrepresents Murder Rate on European Tour
U.S. Military Role in Colombia Increasing as Anti-Drug Efforts Include Anti-Guerrilla Mission
Colombia May Test Potent Herbicide to Eradicate Coca
Plans for Panama Anti-Drug Center Faltering
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Chemicals in Marijuana May Help Stroke Victims
Oakland Expands Medical Marijuana Limits, Declares Operators of Buyers Club "Officers of the City"
English Pharmaceutical Company to Grow Marijuana
Medical Marijuana Initiatives Update
Author Peter McWilliams Arrested in Todd McCormick Medical Marijuana Cultivation Case
Much Heralded Class Action Medical Marijuana Suit Finally Filed
HEROIN
LAAM Effective for Opioid Treatment, May Be Better Than Methadone, Says Study by New York VA Doctors
Dutch Begin Heroin Maintenance Trial
Prescription Heroin Maintenance Reduces Crime, Improves Health, Says New Study from England
Heroin Maintenance Study Proposal Draws Fire in Baltimore
DRUG EDUCATION
U.S. Dept. of Education's Principles of Effectiveness for Anti-Drug Education Modified to Include DARE
SENTENCING
Michigan Enacts Reform of "650-Lifer" Law
DRUG TRADE
Study Views Drug Dealers as Entrepreneurs