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Previous Volume 330:356-357 February 3, 1994 Number 5 Next

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The two Sounding Board articles that follow address substance abuse. The first, by Lester Grinspoon and James Bakalar, argues for relaxing the laws against drug use; the second, by Herbert Kleber, favors retaining them. Because these laws are confusing and may not be widely understood by our readers, Rachel Hart, research assistant at the Journal, prepared the following summary.

Drug-control laws, which are established by both federal and state statutes, generally regulate three activities: the manufacture, distribution, and possession of drugs. Other illegal drug-related activities, such as possessing drug-related paraphernalia, laundering money, and driving while intoxicated, are regulated by a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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