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				Drug Use   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2012 Legislative Summary: Holder Held in Contempt   Jan. 14, 2013 Legislative Analysis 2016: Addicts Stress the States   Jan. 4, 2016 Legislative Analysis 2016: States Get Into the Weeds With Marijuana   Jan. 4, 2016 Legislative Analysis 2019 Budget: Justice   Mar. 12, 2018 Legislative Analysis Abuelhawa v. United States   May 26, 2009 Case Summary Action on Marijuana Unlikely in Congress   Oct. 19, 2015 Legislative Analysis Airplanes and Drugs, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Alcoholics Rehabilitation, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Almost by Default, FDA Takes the Lead Role in Opioid Crisis   Nov. 13, 2017 Legislative Analysis Andean Drug War, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Anti-Drug Bill, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Antidrug Grants, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Austin v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 1993 Case Summary Austin v. United States: Detailed Summary   Jun. 28, 1993 Case Summary Austin v. United States: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 28, 1993 Primary Source Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls   Jun. 27, 2002 Case Summary Burgess v. United States     Case Summary California Proposition 215, Amending the State Constitution to Allow Medical Use of Marijuana   Nov. 5, 1996 Primary Source Certifying Anti-Drug Efforts, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Citizen Lawsuits     Encyclopedia Entry Civil Commitment, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Civil Commitment, 1966 Legislative Chronology   1966 Legislative Analysis Cleared Bill Would Reduce Disparity In Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentences   Aug. 2, 2010 Legislative Analysis Colombia Decertification, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Colombian Aid Gets New Cash Calculus   Jan. 28, 2008 Legislative Analysis Colorado and Washington State Officials Respond to Marijuana Referenda   Nov. 7, 2012 Primary Source Congress Has Not Matched Rhetoric With Action on Opioid Crisis   Apr. 18, 2016 Legislative Analysis Congressional Testimony by Major League Baseball Players on the Use of Steroids in Baseball   Mar. 17, 2005 Primary Source Crew Documents, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Criminalization of Possession, Sales of "Date Rape" Drugs, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Declaration of Cartagena: Presidents of Bolivia, Columbia, Peru, and the United States Committing to United Attack on Illicit Drugs; White House Fact Sheets on Separate U.S. Agreements with Bolivia, Columbia, and Peru   Feb. 15, 1990 Primary Source Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker   Mar. 26, 2002 Case Summary Department of Justice Issues Guidelines on Enforcement of Marijuana Laws   Aug. 29, 2013 Primary Source Department of Justice Issues Revised Drug Sentencing Guidelines   Aug. 12, 2013 Primary Source Doctor-Assisted Suicide, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Drinking on Campus   Mar. 20, 1998 CQ Researcher Drug Abuse Control, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Drug Abuse Control, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Drug Abuse Prevention, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Drug Abuse, 1966 Legislative Chronology   1966 Legislative Analysis Drug Abuse, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Drug Addicted Infants Tug at Congress' Heartstrings   Oct. 26, 2015 Legislative Analysis Drug Control, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Drug Control, 1969-1972 Legislative Overview   1969 - 1972 Legislative Analysis Drug Czar's Office Reauthorization, Fiscal Years 19981999   1997 Legislative Analysis Drug Enforcement Administration, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Drug Legislation, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 - 1990 Legislative Analysis Drug Legislation, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Drug Prevention and Treatment, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Drug Programs, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Drug Reorganization, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Drug Testing Transport Workers, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Drug Testing Transport Workers, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Drug Testing   Nov. 20, 1998 CQ Researcher Drug Treatment, 1983 Legislative Chronology   1983 Legislative Analysis Drug Treatment, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Drug Use by Vehicle Operators, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Drug-Policy Debate   Jul. 28, 2000 CQ Researcher Drugs and Violence: Too Close to Home   Mar. 9, 2009 Legislative Analysis Drunken Driving   Oct. 6, 2000 CQ Researcher Elections 2016, State Ballot Issues: From Guns to Plastic Bags   Oct. 31, 2016 Legislative Analysis Emergency Needs Rarely Get Urgent Care in Congress   Mar. 21, 2016 Legislative Analysis Ephedrine Sales, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Excerpts from Final Report of National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse   Mar. 22, 1973 Primary Source Executive Order of President R. Reagan (EO 12564) Setting Up of Programs for Drug Testing of Employees in Sensitive Positions   Sep. 15, 1986 Primary Source Findings of the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse   Aug. 18, 1999 Primary Source Florida v. White: Brief Summary   May 17, 1999 Case Summary Forest Service's Drug Raid Has Some Abuzz   Mar. 31, 2014 Legislative Analysis GAO Questions Implementation of Drug Compounding Law   Jan. 9, 2017 Legislative Analysis Gonzales, Attorney General v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União Do Vegetal   Feb. 21, 2006 Case Summary Gonzales, Attorney General v. Oregon   Nov. 7, 2005 Case Summary Gonzales, Attorney General v. Raich   Jun. 6, 2005 Case Summary Has the DEA 'Gotten the Message' About Marijuana?   Jun. 23, 2014 Legislative Analysis Homeless Programs, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Illegal Drugs, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Illinois Acts on Heroin Epidemic Over Governor's Resistance   Sep. 21, 2015 Legislative Analysis Indian Health Services, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Indiana Health Official Pushes Needle Exchanges for Addicts   Jun. 22, 2015 Legislative Analysis Investors Put the Heat on Drug Companies Over the Opioid Crisis   Jan. 22, 2019 Legislative Analysis Jury Still Out on Crime Rise From Synthetic Drugs   Nov. 30, 2015 Legislative Analysis Leadership Change Tests U.S.-Mexico Ties   Sep. 23, 2013 Legislative Analysis Legalize Hemp, Maybe   Jun. 10, 2013 Legislative Analysis Legalizing Marijuana   Jun. 12, 2009 CQ Researcher Lighter Crack Penalties: Much Support, No Action   Nov. 19, 2007 Legislative Analysis Looking Back at Crack Sentences   Jun. 24, 2013 Legislative Analysis Marijuana Laws   Feb. 11, 2005 CQ Researcher Marijuana Legalization Creates Headaches for States   Oct. 19, 2015 Legislative Analysis Mary Jane Gets Audited   Apr. 4, 2011 Legislative Analysis Maryland v. Dyson: Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1999 Case Summary Maryland v. Pringle   Dec. 15, 2003 Case Summary Medical Marijuana   Aug. 20, 1999 CQ Researcher Methamphetamine, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Methamphetamine   Jul. 15, 2005 CQ Researcher Mexico's Drug War   Dec. 12, 2008 CQ Researcher Mexico's Future   Oct. 26, 2012 CQ Researcher Military Drug Abuse, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Minor v. U.S., Buie v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Dec. 8, 1969 Case Summary Minor v. U.S.,Buie v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Dec. 8, 1969 Case Summary Money for Opioid Crisis is Plentiful, But Not Always Effective   Dec. 9, 2019 Legislative Analysis Narcotic Addict Treatment, 1966 Legislative Chronology   1966 Legislative Analysis Narcotic and Drug Control, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Narcotics Treaty, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Navy Lacks Ships It Needs to Intercept Drugs   May 1, 2017 Legislative Analysis New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1979 Case Summary No Consensus on Marijuana   Sep. 9, 2013 Legislative Analysis Obama Takes A Second Look at Drug Enforcement   Jun. 15, 2009 Legislative Analysis Odd Bedfellows Assail Opioid Marketing   Jun. 19, 2017 Legislative Analysis Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Omnibus Anti-Drug Bill, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United States: Brief Summary   May 23, 1994 Case Summary Pot Revenues Not Always What Was Anticipated   Oct. 19, 2015 Legislative Analysis "Preliminary Estimates from the 1995 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse," by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration   Aug. 20, 1996 Primary Source Preventing Teen Drug Use   Jul. 28, 1995 CQ Researcher Preventing Teen Drug Use   Mar. 15, 2002 CQ Researcher Public Housing Protection, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Regulation Fight Over E-Cigarettes Lights Up   Mar. 11, 2013 Legislative Analysis Remarks of President George Bush at U.S.-Latin American Drug Summit; Seven-Nation Declaration on Cooperative Measures to Combat Drug Trafficking   Feb. 27, 1992 Primary Source Report of the General Accounting Office (GAO) on Colombian Drug Threat: "Drug Control: Challenges in Implementing Plan Colombia"   Oct. 12, 2000 Primary Source Republic National Bank of Miami v. United States: Brief Summary   Dec. 14, 1992 Case Summary Richardson v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1999 Case Summary Ryder v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 12, 1995 Case Summary Scope of Addiction Crisis Dwarfs Response to Opioids   Jun. 4, 2018 Legislative Analysis Sentencing Disparity Proves Hard to Crack   Oct. 19, 2009 Legislative Analysis Signs of Progress at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis   Dec. 9, 2019 Legislative Analysis Social Security Administration, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Some States Use Unenforced Federal Law to Block Medical Marijuana   Mar. 2, 2020 Legislative Analysis Speech by D. Kessler, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on Proposed Cigarette Regulations, St. Jude's Hospital, Memphis, TN   Oct. 20, 1995 Primary Source Speeches of President George Bush Outlining His Plan for a War on Drugs; U.S. Senator J.R. Biden Jr. in Response; and Colombian President V. Barco to the UN General Assembly, New York City   Sep. 5, 1989 Primary Source State Issues: Opioids   Feb. 19, 2019 Legislative Analysis Statement by Major-league Baseball Commissioner P.V. Ueberroth Imposing Penalties on Players Linked to Illegal Drugs   Feb. 28, 1986 Primary Source States Want Cannabis Products, and Federal Help Regulating Them   Jul. 29, 2019 Legislative Analysis Stories From the Opioid Crisis: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner and Sen. Ron Johnson   Jun. 4, 2018 Legislative Analysis Stories From the Opioid Crisis: Rep. Tim Ryan   Jun. 4, 2018 Legislative Analysis Stories From the Opioid Crisis: Sen. Bill Cassidy   Jun. 4, 2018 Legislative Analysis Stories From the Opioid Crisis: The Surgeon General and a Dozen Lawmakers   Jun. 4, 2018 Legislative Analysis Summary of World Opium Survey 1972, Report Prepared by Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control   Aug. 16, 1972 Primary Source The Dark Forces of the Pot Market   Jul. 28, 2014 Legislative Analysis Touby v. United States: Brief Summary   May 20, 1991 Case Summary Traynor v. Turnage and McKelvey v. Turnage: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court Upholding the Veterans Administration's Authority to Characterize Alcoholism Not Connected with Psychiatric Illness as the Veteran's Own Fault. Justices B.R White, H.A. Blackmun   Apr. 20, 1988 Primary Source Turkish Opium, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Turner v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Jan. 20, 1970 Case Summary U.S.Mexican Initiative to Fight Drug Violence in Mexico   Oct. 23, 2008 Primary Source U.S. v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative: Opinion of the Supreme Court on the Distribution of Marijuana for Medical Purposes; Justice Thomas   May 14, 2001 Primary Source United Nations' Reefer Madness   Mar. 25, 2013 Legislative Analysis United States v. A Parcel of Land, Buildings, Appurtenances and Improvements, known as 92 Buena Vista Avenue, Rumson, New Jersey: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1993 Case Summary United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative   May 14, 2001 Case Summary Vernonia School District No. 47J v. Acton: Supreme Court Opinions on Random Drug Testing, Justices A. Scalia, S.D. O'Connor   Jun. 26, 1995 Primary Source Village of Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates: Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Regulation of the Sale of Drug Paraphernalia. Justice T. Marshall   Mar. 3, 1982 Primary Source War on Drugs   Jun. 2, 2006 CQ Researcher Whitman v. Department of Transportation   Jun. 5, 2006 Case Summary Wyoming v. Houghton: Brief Summary   Apr. 5, 1999 Case Summary
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