URL: http://www.newspage.com/TOPIC/d21/d1/d8/ March 14, 1997 * San Jose, Calif., proposes zoning marijuana clubs San Jose city officials Wednesday proposed new rules that would allow pot ``dispensaries'' to open in commercial areas under California's medical marijuana initiative. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 273 words, $1.00] Shanghai police smash drug trafficking ring Shanghai police have arrested eight members of a drug trafficking ring and seized 235 grammes of heroin and 120 grammes of cannabis, the semiofficial China News Services reported on Thursday. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 116 words, $1.00] Police arrest 43 for cocainetrafficking Police arrested 43 people Thursday in a cocainetrafficking ring based in Milan. The suspects allegedly belong to the 'ndrangheta, the southern Calabrian mob which has in the past few years infiltrated Italy's wealthy north. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 37 words] Portuguese man arrested in cocaine bust on Martinique Martinique has become an entrance door to Europe for South American drugs, customs officials said after netting dlrs 1 million in cocaine in the Caribbean island's airport. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 217 words] Pakistani authorities seize 476 kg of hashish Pakistani authorities said on Thursday they had seized 476 kg of hashish and an unspecified quantity of opium at a police check post in North West Frontier Province . [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 116 words, $1.00] Mexican Drug Sentence Reversed A Mexican court has thrown out a 30year sentence given a drug gang's hit man, citing a legal misstep that could prove a new embarrassment in Mexico's drugfighting efforts. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 313 words] Thai seize halfmillion stimulant tablets in raid Police seized half a million methamphetamine tablets Thursday in one of the biggest hauls of the stimulant drug ever by authorities in Thailand. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 271 words]