Crack Cocaine and Powder Cocaine
Cocaine (Powder)
Later, in the mid-1980’s, crack cocaine, which is derived from powder cocaine, became an enormously popular drug of abuse. Today, synthetic forms of cocaine such as … Document Viewer
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Cocaine & Federal Sentencing Policy
cocaine — powder (cocaine hydrochloride) and crack (cocaine base) — and on the disproportionate impact the more severe crack penalties have had on African- … Get Document
Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity FAQ – Phone: 202-216-0035 …
Phone: 202-216-0035 – Fax: 202-216-0803 – www.drugpolicy.org Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity FAQ What is the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity? … View Doc
After Five Years
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT …
Office he had never used crack cocaine but admitted using powder cocaine. His statement was actually the reverse of this. He admitted using crack but denied using powder. … Fetch Document
The “Crack/Powder” Disparity: Can The International Race …
The “Crack/Powder” Disparity: Can the International Race Convention Provide a Basis for Relief? Nkechi Taifa* I. u INTRoDuCTIoN nequal treatment of people of color has been well established at each … Retrieve Document
Federal Cocaine Offenses: An Analysis Of Crack and Powder …
U.S. Department of Justice FEDERAL COCAINE OFFENSES: AN ANALYSIS OF CRACK AND POWDER PENALTIES March 17, 2002 … Retrieve Full Source
The Crack Controversy – A Rapid Panic Was Sweeping The …
1 The Crack Controversy Introduction A rapid panic was sweeping the streets of America in the early 1980s (Smolowe, 1995, p 44). Crack cocaine was finding its way into the hands of many … View Document
ACE AND LASS ENALTIES IN RACK OCAINE ENTENCING
RACE AND CLASS PENALTIES IN CRACK COCAINE SENTENCING By Michael Coyle* Overview After a decade of contentious debate regarding the federal sentencing disparities between … View Doc
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CRACK COCAINE SENTENCING LAWS 7.28
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Cocaine And Federal Sentencing Policy – Feb 1995
crack or powder cocaine users commit large numbers of violent acts to raise money to buy drugs. However, some research reports a significant percentage of petty … Doc Retrieval
Crack Cocaine Sentencing Policy: Unjustified And Unreasonable
Both powder and crack cocaine cause distribution-related violence, but crack is more often sold in volatile settings. 1 United States Sentencing Commission, Special Report to Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy (Washington, D.C.: … Get Document
BASIC FACTS ABOUT DRUGS: Cocaine And Crack
Crack causes the same effects as powder cocaine. Because it is smoked, however, onset is more rapid and intensity greater. Thus, the effects may be significantly … Fetch Here