Florida Man Among 8 Whose Harsh Crack Cocaine Sentences Commuted by Obama – Mankato Free Press

Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama – Mankato Free Press


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Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama
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Critics say crack cocaine laws in particular were starkly unfair, citing a 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses: For example, a person possessing 500 grams of powder cocaine was subject to the same mandatory prison 
'Fair Sentencing Act' not all that fairEastern Echo

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Owner of plane allegedly carrying 72 pounds of cocaine indicted on federal … – NOLA.com

Owner of plane allegedly carrying 72 pounds of cocaine indicted on federal
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Vincenzo Salzano, left, has been indicted on federal charges for allegations that he possessed and intended to sell more than 70 pounds of cocaine, which a search of his private plane turned up when he stopped to refuel in Baton Rouge on Oct. 8, 2013
Man faces life in prison, $ 20 million in fines after 72lbs of cocaine foundWBXH

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Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America’s Super-Racist Drug War … – Philadelphia Magazine (blog)


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Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America's Super-Racist Drug War
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Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America's Super-Racist Drug War End? As consenting adults line up to purchase legal recreational weed in Denver, elsewhere blacks are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana than whites. By Maya K

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