The Missouri House of Representatives Thursday approved reducing the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. The move came as the House approved a larger judiciary bill, which now heads to …
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Costa Rica Joins Call for Drug Legalization Debate
March 2, 2012 | 5 views | No Comments
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla has added her voice to the rising clamor for discussions on drug legalization as an alternative to the current state of affairs, in which Central American nations see themsel…
The Department of Homeland Security Is Searching Your Facebook And Twitter for These Words
March 1, 2012 | 7 views | No Comments
The Department of Homeland Security monitors your updates on social networks, including Facebook and Twitter, to uncover “Items Of Interest” (IOI), according to an internal DHS document released by the EPIC.
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Posted in NewsBolivia to Quit UN Drug Convention Over Coca
June 24, 2011 | 3 views | No Comments
Bolivia is preparing to withdraw from the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs to protest its classification of coca leaves as an illegal drug. A law that would do just that has already passed t…
Posted in NewsSupreme Court Holds Crack Penalties Apply to "Cocaine Base"
June 12, 2011 | 5 views | No Comments
In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the US Supreme Court upheld a 10-year federal prison sentence for possession of cocaine base, rejecting an appeal that harsher penalties for crack cocaine did not apply to "coc…
Posted in NewsAG Holder Backs Early Release for Crack Cocaine Prisoners
June 3, 2011 | 9 views | No Comments
In testimony before the US Sentencing Commission Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder gave his support to a proposal that could result in the early release of thousands of federal crack cocaine prisoners. …
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