Is There Any Available Drug Abuse Treatment in St. Paul, Minnesota?
... selling the products — designed to mimic street drugs — without first seeking court action. If … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune Chronicle AM–April 11, 2014 A new WMUR Granite State Poll found found 55% of adults in… Continue reading
President Obama Casts Ugly Glare on Race Tainted Drug War
... Obama Casts Ugly Glare on Race Tainted Drug War The difference is that the gaping racial disparities in crack cocaine prosecutions and sentencing have gotten massive public attention, White House and legislative action to close the legal gap. Marijuana,… Continue reading
How Long Is Too Long Behind Bars?
... long is too long behind bars? Although surveys indicate the majority of crack cocaine users are white, 80 percent of those arrested, charged, and convicted for possessing the drug are African-American. The laws also lead to an exponential increase… Continue reading
Crack Cocaine Race Sentencing
Racial Impact Statements As A Means Of Reducing Unwarranted …In the case of crack cocaine laws, the impact of a policy change on racial disparities would have been very substantial. A recent assessment of potential policy change examined the race… Continue reading
Crack Cocaine Disparity 2010
... 2010 (FSA) to eliminate the 100:1 crack/powder cocaine disparity that was nearly universally condemned as unfair, … Access Full Source By Laurence M. VanceThe Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 established, among other punishments for drug "crimes," a disparity of… Continue reading
Crack Cocaine Reform Sentencing
February 5, 2008 Senators US Senate Washington, D.C. IRECTORSRe: S. 1711, “The Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act.” Also troubling is the fact that the average sentence for possession of crack cocaine is far longer than the …… Continue reading