Pubdate: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 Source: Palo Alto Weekly (CA) Copyright: 2000 Embarcadero Publishing Company. Contact: http://www.service.com/PAW/ Bookmark: For Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act items: http://www.mapinc.org/prop36.htm YES ON 36: DRUG TREATMENT Would require that non-violent drug possession offenders be sent for rehabilitation treatment instead of jail or state prison, as long as the sale or manufacture of drugs was not involved. The diversion policy would also not apply in cases involving another crime, including possession of a firearm, or for offenders with a prior conviction for a serious or violent crime. - --- MAP posted-by: Andrew