Sharing of needles by injection drug users accounts for nearly half
of all new AIDS cases in this country in 1994 -- minority populations are
the hardest hit.
The US Sentencing Commission has recommended crack and powder cocaine
sentences be equated at the level of powder. Now they are considering whether
to make the changes retroactive.
Arch-prohibitionist Gerald Solomon, chairman of the powerful House
Rules Committee, urges Congress to censor discussion of legalization from
the internet.
