Marijuana and Drug Laws 2014: Attorney General Eric Holder Endorses …
... … One result of the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010, which President Obama approved and signed into law, was the reduction of the 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. According to a DOJ statement, the U.S. accounts… Continue reading
Marijuana Legalization: A Look at the Past and the Future
... Legalization: A Look at the Past and the Future Two states have legalized marijuana for recreational use and support for national legalization has never been higher. Is full-scale, national … The Boggs Act of 1952 and Narcotics Control Act… Continue reading
Charles Rangel: America's "Front-Line General" in the Drug War
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Lancaster Sued Over Death Following Taser Fire
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What Is Crack Made Of?
... drug compound in different forms. In the United Kingdom it is a Class A drug. In the Netherlands it is a List 1 drug of the Opium Law. In Iran, the term crack refers to heroin rather than crack… Continue reading
Crack Cocaine Sentences Eased
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