Why Is the Difference in Punishment Between Powder Cocaine and Crack Cocaine 1:100?

Question by S-Jones: Why is the difference in punishment between powder cocaine and crack cocaine 1:100?
That is what my professor said in criminology class. “…difference in punishment between the drugs is 1 to 100 (ratio)”
What does 1:100 mean specifically?

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Answer by Reece Wilson
It’s 5:100 to cocaine, lol.

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