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"Ecstasy - More teens trying this
"club drug" unaware of dangers" (Kenneth
Ma, The North County Times, Mar
30, 2003) -- John
reached a defining moment in his young life inside a
warehouse filled with flashing lights, techno music and
partygoers he didn't know. Earlier that evening, the
North County teen had swallowed an Ecstasy tablet when
he attended a Los Angeles rave, or all-night dance
party...In 2000, sheriff's deputies arrested 19 people
and closed Club Velvet at the Del Mar Fairgrounds after
the club and its patrons were accused of dealing and
using Ecstasy. In 2001, nearly 1,000 Ecstasy pills were
seized from a car stopped at the U.S. Border Patrol
checkpoint near the San Diego and Riverside county
line...Officials are also trying to crack down on
Ecstasy by strengthening the law. Assemblywoman Pat
Bates, R-Oceanside, introduced AB 57 to ban the drug's
use by changing its legal classification. The bill
cleared the Assembly Public Safety Committee 7-0 last
month, but could encounter opposition when it reaches
the Senate Public Safety Committee. ID# 6422
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"City wants a break in pipe
sales" (Michelle Gerst, The
Coast News, Mar 26, 2003) --
The Oceanside Planning
Commission wants to crack down on stores that sell drug
paraphernalia. Board members passed a proposal that will
go before City Council limiting the operations of such
businesses. The proposal seeks an amendment to restrict
where and how the shops operate. The restrictions would
be comparable to those of an adult business such as a
liquor store or an adult bookstore. "Right now
there are no restrictions in Oceanside on the selling of
drug paraphernalia," said Commissioner Robert
Schaffer. ID#
6420
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"Aheadhunting he will go" (John
R. Lamb, The City Beat, Mar 5, 2003) --
Tucked in the back of a
nondescript industrial park named for faultlined Rose
Canyon sits a small company that is in a world of
trouble with U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, the
guy who lost a U.S. Senate race to a dead man. The Zong
Toy Company, which manufactures a variety of water pipes
and other products that Ashcroft has labeled drug
paraphernalia, is one of a number of companies
nationwide that are in the rifle scope of Ashcroft and
his band of lifestyle police, who seem intent on
bringing down the paraphernalia industry. ID#
6421
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"Oceanside school board backs head
shop regs" (Kate
McCann, The North County Times, Mar 26, 2003) --
The Oceanside school board
on Tuesday threw its support behind a proposed city
ordinance that would restrict businesses that sell drug
paraphernalia and drug-related products. Voting 5-0,
Oceanside Unified School District trustees approved a
resolution urging the Oceanside City Council to adopt
the ordinance that would classify such stores as adult
businesses and forbid them to operate within 500 feet of
any school. "It is incredible that this hasn't been
addressed before," said board President Janet
Bledsoe Lacy. ID#
6408
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"Medical Marijuana Bill Passes" (Lori
Montgomery and Craig Whitlock, The Washington
Post, Mar 27, 2003) -- The
Maryland General Assembly has voted to dramatically
reduce penalties for cancer patients and others who
smoke marijuana to relieve suffering, and Gov. Robert L.
Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he is inclined to sign
the measure. The bill, which passed the House of
Delegates last week and won final approval in the Senate
yesterday, would set a fine of $100 for using marijuana
out of "medical necessity." Possession
otherwise carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail
and a $1,000 fine. If the bill becomes law, Maryland
would become the first state to single out seriously ill
marijuana users for relaxed sanctions, although some
other states have done more to decriminalize medical
marijuana. In recent years, eight states have legalized
marijuana for medical purpose. ID#
6411
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"Senate OKs needle bill in effort to
curb AIDS" (Kate
McCann, The Chicago Tribune, Mar
25, 2003) -- Anyone
18 or older could buy from pharmacies hypodermic needles
without a prescription under a bill that narrowly passed
the Illinois Senate Monday. Sponsors hope the bill will
curb the spread of HIV/AIDS by giving more drug users
access to clean needles and by educating them on how to
properly dispose of needles. The measure passed the
Senate 30-24 and now goes to the House for
consideration. "Some people use drugs no matter
what," said Sen. Steve Rauschenberger (R-Elgin), a
co-sponsor of the measure. "What has been proven in
other states is, if there is access to legally possess
sterile needles, there is a reduced amount of hepatitis
and HIV/AIDS in that population." ID#
6406
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"Police endorse driver drug test" (Marilyn
Miller, The Beacon Journal, Mar 24, 2003) --
The Summit County Police
Chiefs Association has endorsed an ordinance that would
require specific tests for those suspected of driving
under the influence of marijuana and cocaine. County
Councilman Paul Gallagher, D-at large, introduced the
measure earlier this month. As an assistant Portage
County prosecutor, Gallagher learned firsthand about the
frustrations of trying to convict those suspected of
driving under the influence of drugs. Such standards are
already in place to test for alcohol." ID#
6398
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"House approves medical marijuana
bill" (Associated
Press, The Chicago Tribune, Mar 18, 2003) --
The Maryland House of
Delegates approved a bill today that would dramatically
reduce penalties for Marylanders who use marijuana for
medical reasons. The bill had bipartisan support and
passed 73 to 62. The legislation would allow people
charged with possession of small amounts of marijuana to
present evidence that they have a medical condition that
is helped by smoking marijuana. The maximum penalty for
possession of marijuana for medical purposes would be a
$100 fine. There would be no jail term. ID#
6387
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"Deputies crack down on ephedrine
sales" (Kenneth Ma, The North County Times,
Feb 25, 2003) -- Seven
businesses were caught selling too much ephedrine Monday
during a Sheriff's Department operation to enforce a law
limiting the sale of the stimulant, which is used to
produce methamphetamine. It was the third such operation
conducted by community-policing deputies since a state
law to curb products containing ephedrine or
pseudoephedrine was implemented in January 2000,
sheriff's Deputy Todd Norton said. The current operation
will target 41 businesses through Wednesday. Ephedrine
is the only methamphetamine ingredient that can't be
substituted, Norton said. It can be found in cold
medicine and nasal decongestion products. Merchants are
only allowed to sell 9 grams or no more than three
packages of products containing the stimulant per
customer per day. The products can only be sold to those
ages 18 or older. ID#
6389
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"Meth deaths edge up, but not as
high as earlier years" (Luis
Monteagudo, The San Diego Union Tribune,
Jan 19, 2003) -- The
number of methamphetamine-related deaths in San Diego
County rose slightly in 2001 over the previous year, and
it was the second consecutive year that such deaths
increased, a report released last week shows. In 2001,
methamphetamine-related deaths increased to 145 nine
more than in 2000. And the 2000 figure of 136 deaths
compares with the 1999 figure of 108. Still, the 2001
death figures are not as high as other years. County
officials have been tracking the meth data since 1995,
and they recorded a high of 156 deaths in 1997. ID#
6390
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"Treatment centers improve
communities" (Paul Savo and
Jessica Van Arsdale, The North County Times, Mar
17, 2003) -- In
his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush
acknowledged America's demand for substance-abuse
treatment when he called for $600 million in new federal
aid for alcohol and drug programs. The need is dire in
San Diego County, where 15,000 people took part in
residential programs in the past two years while an
estimated 45,000 others were placed on waiting lists.
Money is not our main obstacle to treatment access
locally. Perhaps the biggest challenge is the lack of a
local planning process to distribute programs equitably
in communities. ID#
6386
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"Study favors treatment over jail
for some addicts" (Todd
Zwillich, Reuters Health, Mar 11, 2003) --
A New York effort that
emphasizes drug treatment over prison for repeat felons
with addictions has nearly halved new convictions among
people who complete the program, a report released
Thursday concludes. The program, which has spread to 15
jurisdictions in the state since 1998, has also cut the
cost of incarcerating felons in the program in half,
from an average of $64,000 for people who go to prison
to an average of $33,000 for those receiving supervised
treatment instead. Some prosecutors say that the
program, which is similar to increasingly popular drug
courts, gives them the discretion to attempt to turn
drug-using criminals into functioning members of society
rather than sending them to prison for drug-fueled
crimes. ID#
6378
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"Program
offers drug users new way of dealing with addiction" (Louie
Gilot, El Paso Times, Mar 11, 2003) --
While regular courts lock
up scores of drug addicts daily, El Paso's Drug Court
works hard to keep them out of prison. The Drug Court
program -- basically probation with drug treatment,
frequent drug testing, police monitoring and court
visits -- is a little more than a year old in El Paso.
And those in charge of the program have high hopes for
it. "The traditional way of dealing with minor drug
crimes is not effective. It only fills prisons,"
said Judge David Guaderrama of the 243rd District Court,
a mild-mannered, seven-year judge who wears ostrich
cowboy boots under his suit pants. "(Drug Court) is
the most rewarding thing I've ever done." ID#
6370
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"State
putting more cash into fighting club drugs" (Eric
Krol, Yahoo News, Mar 11, 2003) --
The state will earmark more
money to stem the deadly tide of club drugs and start a
program to make students and parents more aware of their
dangers. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to announce
the club drug efforts during his State of the State
speech Wednesday. "Before this becomes a
frightening epidemic, the governor is trying to nip this
in the bud," Blagojevich spokeswoman Abby Ottenhoff
said Monday. A Daily Herald investigation of the growing
club drug and heroin problem in the suburbs documented
13 teen deaths caused in part by club drugs or heroin in
2000 and 2001. ID#
6368
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"Global
doping policy approved" (Stephen
Wilson, The Chicago Tribune, Mar 6, 2003) --
Sports bodies and
governments from around the world approved a policy
Wednesday to standardize rules against doping and punish
athletes who are drug cheats. Under the new code,
athletes will be subject to random, out-of-competition
drug testing. Now comes the real test putting the
program into practice. "The future will tell us if
this wonderful day can also be rated as a pivotal day in
the fight against doping," IOC President Jacques
Rogge said. After a three-day summit, 65 sports
federations and 73 national governments backed a global
plan that establishes regulations, procedures and
sanctions. ID#
6357
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"Rogge
No Room for Drug Code Rejection" (The New
York Times, Mar 4, 2003) --
Sports or countries that
fail to comply with global drug rules should be excluded
from the Olympics, IOC president Jacques Rogge said
Monday. Opening a three-day summit on drugs in sports,
Rogge also said countries refusing to fall into line
should be barred from hosting or even bidding for the
games. Rogge wants sports bodies and governments to
adopt the World Anti-Doping Agency's uniform code, with
sanctions applied across all sports and countries. His
intervention seemed to have an effect Later in the day,
soccer's governing body settled its differences with
WADA over two-year suspensions. The international
cycling federation also signaled its intent to back the
code despite continuing to criticize the sanctions and
exemptions of U.S. pro leagues. ID#
6343
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"Proposed
bill to repeal FAFSA drug question" (Abra
DeGeare, The Daily
Aztec, Mar 3, 2003) --
What does smoking
marijuana, snorting cocaine or popping ecstasy have to
do with free money? A lot - especially if you're a
student who uses financial aid to pay for college.
Students who have been convicted of buying, selling or
possessing an illegal substance may not receive
financial aid from the government. There has been much
controversy surrounding the law passed by Congress in
1998. Since its initiation, more than 45,000 students
across the nation have lost their federal aid. In the
San Diego State 2001-02 academic year, 19,600 students
applied for financial aid and were admitted to the
university. Out of those students, 41 had a hold related
to a drug conviction. ID# 6336
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"Medical
marijuana bill gains momentum" (Tim
Craig, The Chicago Tribune, Feb
27, 2003) --
Proponents of legalizing
marijuana for terminally ill patients believe they have
the momentum this year to pass a General Assembly bill
creating a state-run program to oversee use of the drug.
Maryland's attempt to decriminalize the drug, however,
places the state at odds with Bush administration
officials, who have tried to communicate their
disapproval to Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. And
a federal drug official warned yesterday that Maryland
patients possessing the drug could be arrested under
federal law. ID# 6333
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"Head
shops on thin ice" (John
Flink, The North County Times, Feb
25, 2003) --
Members of the Oceanside
Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal
Monday night to recommend regulating businesses that
sell drug paraphernalia. If approved by the City
Council, the resulting amendment to the zoning ordinance
would allow the city to determine where such businesses
can and can't operate. Commissioners went a step further
than the draft amendment prepared by city staff, adding
a recommendation that the City Council pass an ordinance
prohibiting minors from entering shops that sell
paraphernalia. State law requires only that minors not
be allowed into rooms or other parts of a store in which
drug paraphernalia is displayed for sale. "It's
illegal to consume drugs, but it's not illegal to sell
drug paraphernalia," explained Gerald Gilbert,
Oceanside's planning director. "That seems to be
the Catch-22. But we can regulate these uses." ID#
6324
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"U.S.
accuses 55 of peddling illegal drug paraphernalia on
Internet" (Curt
Anderson, The San
Diego Union Tribune, Feb 24, 2003) --
Federal authorities charged
55 people with trafficking in illegal drug paraphernalia
in an investigation they said targeted the nation's
biggest Internet distributors of marijuana bongs, crack
pipes and other drug abuse gear. In coordinated raids on
Monday, officials confiscated "thousands and
thousands of tons" of paraphernalia from companies
boasting up to $50 million in annual sales, said Mary
Beth Buchanan, U.S. attorney in Pittsburgh whose office
is leading the "Operation Pipe Dreams"
investigation along with the Drug Enforcement
Administration. * Southern Californians among those
charged in nationwide crackdown on 'head shops' ID#
6320
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"Steroid
traffic flows on Internet" (David
Hasemyer, The San Diego Union Tribune, Feb
24, 2003) --
Squirreled away in an old
Mercury driven across the border was a cache of illegal
steroids destined for points throughout the country. But
the driver, Justin Miller, didn't make it. U.S. Customs
Service agents found the stash $25,000 worth of the
muscle-building drugs, according to a summary of
Miller's arrest filed in federal court. The April 2000
border bust led customs agents to search Miller's Linda
Vista apartment, where they reported discovering an
elaborate network of computers. ID# 6319
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"Drug
Treatment Woes" (Rob
Fleming, The Washington Post, Feb
19, 2003) --
D.C. Superior Court Judge
Jeanette J. Clark declared Initiative 62 invalid
["Judge Rejects D.C. Plan to Treat Drug
Offenders," Metro, Feb. 11], even though it passed
with 78 percent of the vote in November. District
residents know that drug and alcohol abuse underlies
much of the city's crime. More than half of people
arrested for violent crimes test positive for drug use,
and half of those involved in murders were under the
influence at the time of the crime. Half of the city's
residents say they know someone who has a drug or
alcohol problem, and they want them to be treated, not
prosecuted. ID# 6308
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"Judge
Rejects D.C. Plan To Treat Drug Offenders" (Arthur
Santana, The Washington Post, Feb
11, 2003) --
An initiative passed by
D.C. voters last fall that would require the city to
offer treatment to scores of nonviolent drug offenders
cannot take effect because it illegally dictates how the
D.C. government must spend its money, a judge ruled
yesterday. The ruling by D.C. Superior Court Judge
Jeanette J. Clark was a victory for the D.C. government,
which filed suit to block the initiative from becoming
law. D.C. officials said the measure would generate huge
costs and jeopardize the future of an existing drug
court.
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"Children focus of bill aimed at
meth labs" (The
Chicago Tribune, Feb 18, 2003) --
Illinois' attorney general
launched a crackdown on the state's growing problem with
methamphetamine labs Monday, seeking to double criminal
penalties if children are exposed when the drug is
manufactured. Convicted meth makers would face prison
terms of 6 to 120 years under the proposal, which will
be introduced in the legislature this week and could
become law July 1 if approved. Atty. General Lisa
Madigan said meth labs are law enforcement's
"fastest growing, most devastating and most costly
problem." She called the mixture of meth production
and children a "recipe for disaster." ID#
6306
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"Meth
lab dumps threaten farm workers, environment"
(The Sacramento Bee, Feb 17, 2003) --
As methamphetamine labs are
dismantled in the Los Angeles basin, ranchers and
growers are seeing a spike in the number of drug
manufacturers moving into the Central Valley from Kern
County to as far north as Sacramento. The manufacturers
set up shop in rural areas, make thousands of pounds of
the highly addictive drug in a few hours and then dump
the toxic chemical byproducts along roadways or on
farms, where they pose a threat to residents, workers
and the environment. The rising incidence of meth labs
and their byproducts is so alarming in the northern
Central Valley that law enforcement officials are
training growers, their employees and their families how
to spot a drug lab dump and what to do. ID# 6303
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"Police
To Use $100,000 To Shut Down Clubs, Treat Drug Users" (Yahoo
News, Feb 13, 2003) --
Fort Lauderdale police are
employing an unusual tactic in the fight against club
drugs. Project Ecstasy uses $100,000 to close down the
clubs where drugs are prevelent, arrest the pushers and
offer treatment to users as an alternative to jail time.
Robert Cooke with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department
helped land the federal grant to launch the project. ID#
6297
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"Rehab
home neighbors keep on the defensive" (Deirdre
Newman, The Los Angeles Times, Feb
10, 2003) --
Residents who live near an
alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility in the Hall of
Fame neighborhood continue to exert pressure on the city
to reject the owner's attempts to increase her number of
clients. Eleanor Manion is asking the Planning
Commission to approve the expansion of her facility,
which is in a single-family home in the 3100 block of
Cork Lane, from six residents to nine, saying it will to
provide a more stable and supportive living environment.
Neighbor say their main concern is that increasing the
number of clients increases the likelihood of trash such
as used condoms, alcohol beverage containers and
cigarette butts being strewn on their lawns. They also
charge the home is in such a state of disrepair that it
diminishes the quality of the neighborhood. ID#
6292
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"Lincoln
schools study further drug testing" (Karen
Cimino, Yahoo News, Feb 9, 2003) --
At least one Charlotte-area
school district is considering expanding random student
drug testing in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court
ruling. Lincoln County Schools could join a short list
of Carolinas districts that already test more than just
athletes. The school board policy committee will discuss
the issue Monday. In June, the Supreme Court upheld an
Oklahoma school district's policy requiring students in
activities such as marching band, language clubs and
student government to submit to random drug tests. Many
area districts, including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools,
have rejected random drug testing because it's too
expensive. ID# 6287
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"A
medicinal marijuana vote but debate continues" (The San
Diego Union Tribune, Feb 7, 2003) --
Congratulations to San
Diego City Council member Toni Atkins and the five
council members who supported her. It's about time the
City Council acted compassionately. Isn't it ironic that
Mayor Dick Murphy repeatedly touted that "we have
to build the ballpark because the voters approved
it" but conveniently chose to forget that the
voters also approved the use of marijuana for medical
purposes...I would like to know why cancer patients need
to grow marijuana in their homes and yards when they can
legally buy the main ingredient for marijuana from their
pharmacist with a doctor's prescription already. It is
dispensed in pill form and called Marinol. ID#
6284
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"Calif. Students Devise Own
Anti-Drug Plan" (Yahoo
News, Feb 4, 2003) --
Students at two Southern
California high schools volunteered to be placed on a
list to be drug-tested, giving them an excuse to say no
if offered drugs "We're not interested in catching
kids," explained James Berube, the school
district's assistant superintendent of Business
Services. "We're interested in helping kids in our
community." The district will assemble a list of
volunteers and randomly pick an as-yet-undecided number
of students to test each month. ID# 6280
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"Council OKs storing 1 pound of
marijuana for medical use" (Ray
Huard, The
San Diego Union Tribune, Feb 5, 2003) --
Sick people with
their doctor's approval can keep as much as 1 pound of
marijuana to ease their symptoms under guidelines
adopted last night by the San Diego City Council.
The guidelines were approved by a 6-3
vote over the objections of Mayor Dick Murphy and Police
Chief David Bejarano after a seven-hour public hearing.
More than 50 people testified on the recommendations
from the Medical Cannabis Task Force. What
the council adopted was more stringent than what the
task force wanted and represented what Councilman
Michael Zucchet said was a compromise between showing
compassion for the sick and respect for the needs of
police. ID#
6279
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"Guidelines would prompt large
marijuana plots" (The
San Diego Union Tribune, Feb 4, 2003) --
An online check reveals
that most California counties allow two, three or maybe
10 pot plants for medicinal use. But today, the San
Diego City Council is scheduled to consider a plan
allowing a person to grow 20 outdoor plants and have
three pounds of dried weed for his own use. Years ago,
when some of my friends were regular marijuana smokers,
finding pot was sometimes difficult. When someone in our
neighborhood planted marijuana, the crop was often
"diverted" by other pot smokers, who thought
nothing of going over a fence or breaking into a home to
get what they wanted. Having a single marijuana plant
was like posting a sign "Break-ins Welcome
Here!" ID# 6278
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"Hysteria clouds city marijuana issue" (Jerry
Meier, The San Diego Union Tribune, Jan.
31, 2003) --
Over 200 years ago,
Constitution framer James Madison wrote, "It is of
great importance in a republic not only to guard the
society against the oppression of its rulers, but to
guard one part of the society against the injustice of
the other part." Madison's statement aptly frames
the current discussion regarding the compassionate use
of marijuana for medical purposes. As the City Council
nears a vote on the guidelines for possession of medical
marijuana it is time to shed some light on the
overzealous hysteria that has slanted what ought to be a
simple issue. ID# 6270
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"The Perfect Crime" (Suzanne
Smalley, NEWSWEEK, Feb. 3, 2003) --
After two whisky and Cokes, Patricia
White decided to call it a night. The 47-year-old mother
of three had been talked into helping her boss, Lorenzo
Feal, celebrate his birthday with several colleagues. As
she was leaving, Feal handed White a bottle of water,
she says. She took a big gulp and spit the rest out
because it tasted salty. Three hours later, White woke
up in Feals bed, naked and nauseated shed been
drugged and raped..."Its ideal for predators and
tough for prosecutors." Another prosecutor, Timothy
Walsh, calls GHB-fueled sex assaults the "perfect
crime" since the liquid poison is colorless,
odorless and frighteningly easy to use. And without
toxicological evidence, it can be difficult to prove
that the rape victim didnt willingly consent to sex.
GHB, long popular among club goers, has been illegal
since 2000, but it can be manufactured in the kitchen
sink using commonly available chemicals. ID#
6261
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"Marijuana madness" (The
San Diego Union Tribune, Jan. 27, 2003) --
San Diego City Council members face a choice on whom
they want to listen to about medical marijuana. Will
they listen to the city's Medical Marijuana/Cannabis
task force or will they listen to UCSD's Center for
Medicinal Cannabis Research? The Center for Medicinal
Cannabis Research is a consortium of respected medical
researchers from UC campuses in San Francisco, San Diego
and Davis. These researchers will be conducting more
than a dozen scientific research projects on the
possible use of marijuana for pain, HIV, AIDS symptoms
and other health problems. They also will study specific
medical protocols for marijuana's possible use, balanced
against the safety and health issues of the drug. ID#
6257
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"Lawmakers Target Student Drug Use" (Yahoo
News, Jan. 22, 2003) -- One
of the most controversial programs proposed by lawmakers
this year is forcing school children to take drug tests.
The proposal came up again Tuesday in Linda Lingle's
State of State address. The governor calls her proposal
for testing school children for drugs voluntary.
However, she later explained such testing would be
mandatory unless a parent said in advance he or she did
not want their child tested. ID# 6251
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"City
Council votes to extend needle exchange program"
(Ray Huard, San Diego
Union Tribune, Jan. 8, 2003) -- A
pilot needle exchange program meant to cut the
spread of hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases
has proven itself worth continuing for further
evaluation, a San Diego City Council majority said
yesterday. "It's worth
the try," Councilman Michael Zucchet said.
"So far, so good." Since
the program began in July, exchanging needles one
night a week from a camper parked on a downtown
side street, 18,500 dirty needles have been
collected, Zucchet said.
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"New evidence shows cocaine damages brain cells" (Lee
Bowman, Sacramento
Bee, Jan. 1, 2003) -- (SH) - Cocaine
attacks and destroys the same brain cells that trigger
the "high" that cocaine users get from the
drug, according to new research that provides the first
direct evidence of the effect on the brain's pleasure
center. ID# 6215
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