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Public Address 18/03/04 - Party Off, Dudes

By: HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Published: Thu 18 Mar 2004 01:36 PM
PUBLIC ADDRESS 18/03/04 - Party Off, Dudes
Party off | Mar 18, 2004 12:06
Russell Brown's Hard News
So the Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs meets tomorrow to decide the fate of the legal party pills trade. But if the comments in today's Herald story on the subject are any indication, it would be a little difficult to have great confidence in its expertise.
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