Announcer: Law And Disorder continues. Once again, Chris Cuomo. Chris Cuomo reporting: What would you say if I told you the answer to the drug problem could be right under your nose? Actually it could be in your mouth. Forget about more police or more laws, the way to defeat the epidemic of heroine and cocaine: easier access to marijuana. That's right. Allow people to walk to the corner store, buy some pot and smoke it up. Crazy you say? Well, reserve judgement until you see the results in Holland, where they believe that tolerating marijuana use is an antidote to harder drugs. So take a look and decide for yourself. Does the answer to the drug problem lie in a country where cannabis is cool? [continues 2323 words]
Big Drug Bust Leads To Countercharges Of Racism Announcer: DOWNTOWN begins, with TOWN ON TRIAL. And now, Jami Floyd. JAMI FLOYD reporting: Tulia, Texas is the kind of town where the dust rises under your feet with every step, and they roll up the sidewalks just after dark. It's a place that's quiet, and empty, and the folks who live here, black and white, all know one another, most of them by name. It's not the sort of place you'd expect to find a big drug problem, let alone a major drug ring. But tonight, you're going to hear about one of the biggest drug busts ever in this part of the world. So big, it changed the racial makeup of the town. Tulia, it seemed, had won its war on drugs. [continues 2357 words]
JOHN QUINONES, ABCNEWS When we hear the term illegal drugs, most of us think of cocaine, heroin, speed, the kind of drug that's sold on dark street corners in any major city in America. Well, that's not the case with the latest drug sweeping the nation. It's being sold from Main Street to Wall Street, from high schools to the Silicon Valley. It's as popular here in the big city as it is in suburbia. And yet, it looks so innocent, this tiny pill that packs a powerful punch. (VO) Saturday night and it's party time. Anywhere in the US. It's a Rave, an underground bash with nonstop dancing that could well go on for 48, maybe 72 hours. And yet, there is no letup in the pulse or the energy. So much of it fueled by a tiny colorful pill that looks like candy. It's called Ecstasy. Talk to almost anyone who has tried Ecstasy and they'll tell you they think it's a joyride. [continues 2596 words]
