Drug War Chronicle, Issue #552 -- 9/19/08
Phillip S. Smith, Editor, http://stopthedrugwar.org/user/psmith
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552

A Publication of StoptheDrugWar.org
David Borden, Executive Director,
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"News and Activism Supporting Sensible Reform"

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Table of Contents:

1. FEATURE: SERIOUS CRIME DOWN, DRUG ARRESTS HOLD STEADY, BUT
MARIJUANA ARRESTS INCREASE TO 872,000
The FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report is out. Serious crime is
down across the board, but drug arrests held roughly steady.
Marijuana arrests actually increased by 5%% to more than 872,000
-- nearly 90%% of them for simple possession.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/552/fbi_uniform_crime_report_marijuana_drug_...