NEWSBRIEFS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
September-October 1994
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IN THE COURTS
Recent Rulings on Forfeiture
Crack Cocaine (Defined as Cocaine Base) is Cocaine; Higher Sentence is Impermissible
Congress Not Racially Discriminatory in Crack Sentences; Eighth Circuit Reverses Judge Cahill in Clary
Sobriety Test Ruled a 'Search'
Seizure of Colombian Ships Ruled Improper
Watergate Veteran Hired to Represent Florida Sheriff's Department
ACLU Files Suit Against Illinois State Police
TV Tag-Alongs on Raids Violate Fourth Amendment
ON CAPITOL HILL
House Holds Hearing on National Guard Involvement in 'War on Drugs'
CALIFORNIA LAWS AND BILLS
California Forfeiture Legislation
Legislature Passes Medical Marijuana, Needle Exchange Bills; Wilson Vetoes Them
MARIJUANA
Religious Defense in California Marijuana Trial
MAPS/California NORML Conducting Marijuana Study
Thermal Imaging -- Newest Weapon in "War on Drugs;" Court Rules Use Is Not a Search
Great Britain's Elderly Turning To Marijuana For Pain Relief
TREATMENT
California Study Finds Drug Treatment Saves Tax Dollars
PRISONS AND SENTENCING
Judge Refuses to Follow "Three Strikes" Law
New Survey Charts Drug Offenders in Federal and State Prisons
NICOTINE
Strong Recommendations to Congress to Limit Tobacco Industry
Sickness Afflicts Tobacco Farmers
CAFFEINE
New Study Describes "Caffeine Dependence Syndrome"
INTERNATIONAL
Informer Links Haitian President Aristide to Medellin Cartel
NATIONAL BRIEFS
Results of Justice's DARE Study Not Published
Study of Reckless Drivers' Drug Use
Drug Use Rising
Arizona Named State With "Best" Drug Testing Laws
Over Half Maryland AIDS Cases Tied to Drug Use
Drug Testing as a Condition of Apartment Application
New Eviction Rules Proposed for NY Public Housing
Former San Francisco Police Chief's Wife Dies After Smoking Crack
Texas Sheriff Still Holds Office, Even After Conviction
Effective Serotonin-Raising Obesity Drugs May Become Fad Medicine
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS
D.C. Homicide Division Reports More Arrests
FIGHTING COCAINE IN EAST TEXAS
The New Yorker
Reports on a Local-State-Federal Task Force
ALUMNI MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Stanford, Yale Law Report Include Drug Policy Critiques
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS IN THE NEWS
BOOK REVIEW
Cracked Coverage: Television News, the Anti-Cocaine Crusade, and the Reagan Legacy