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ACLU Urges Congress to Reconsider Destructive Drug War Strategy (06/16/1999)
"Our 85-year experiment with criminal prohibition of drugs has not solved the problems it was meant to solve and has created other serious problems resulting from the excessive and unprincipled use of the government's police power," ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser told the House panel. 

Hair Testing by Schools Intensifies Drug Debate (06/14/1999)
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Despite the fact that the federal government remains unconvinced of the accuracy of hair testing for drugs, the practice is now being adopted by some private schools, The New York Times reported today.

Arizona Study Shows Drug Treatment Cuts Crime (04/21/1999)
PHOENIX, AZ -- Arizona's voter-approved program of sentencing nonviolent, first- and second-time drug offenders to treatment rather than prison reduces crime and saves tax money, according to a state Supreme Court study.

ACLU Says Author's Life Endangered by Ban on Medical Marijuana (02/18/1999)
The author, Peter McWilliams, has worsened dramatically since the government prohibited his use of the drug. "This is precisely the reason that the people of California -- like those in 5 other western states -- enacted a law legalizing the medical use of marijuana," said ACLU attorney Taylor Flynn. 

ACLU Urges Funds, Not Fanfare, for Clinton Public Health Approach to Drug War (02/08/1999)
Although the ACLU welcomed news reports indicating that the White House wants to expand treatment as alternatives to jail for drug users, it cautioned that the Administration's budget numbers do not fully support such an approach.