Cocaine Possession Laws: Toni Preckwinkle to Chicago Cops: Stop Making Low-Level Drug Arrests – Huffington Post

Cocaine Possession Laws: Toni Preckwinkle To Chicago Cops: Stop Making Low-Level Drug Arrests – Huffington Post

Toni Preckwinkle To Chicago Cops: Stop Making Low-Level Drug Arrests
Huffington Post
“I suggested to [McCarthy] that although the law is pretty clear that such possession is a violation of the law, that since the judges routinely and almost universally dismiss such low-level drug charges that the police might stop arresting people for

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Cocaine Possession Laws: Federal judge rules Florida’s drug law unconstitutional – Palm Beach Post


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Federal judge rules Florida's drug law unconstitutional
Palm Beach Post
"Atavistic and repugnant to the common law" the judge wrote of eliminating the element of intent. According to the order, prosecutors argued that the drug law does not govern innocent conduct as the possession of a drug such as cocaine is never legal.
Florida's Drug Laws Ruled Unconstitutional; People Need to Know Their Drugs Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)

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Cocaine Possession Laws: Florida Judge Declares State’s Drug Law Unconstitutional – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Florida Judge Declares State's Drug Law Unconstitutional
Wall Street Journal (blog)
“Other states have rejected such a draconian and unreasonable construction of the law that would criminalize the 'unknowing' possession of a controlled substance,” Judge Scriven wrote, concluding that Florida's drug law is unconstitutional “on its face

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