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The change from the Act of 1986 to the Act of 1988 concerns the mandatory minimum penalties to drug trafficking conspiracies and attempts that previously were applicable only to substantive completed drug trafficking offenses. The Act amended 21 U.S.C. 844 to make crack cocaine the only drug with a mandatory minimum penalty for a first offense ...
Various paraphernalia used to smoke crack cocaine, including a homemade crack pipe made out of an empty plastic water bottle.. In a study done by Roland Fryer, Steven Levitt, and Kevin Murphy, a crack index was calculated using information on cocaine-related arrests, deaths, and drug raids, along with low birth rates and media coverage in the United States.
The notice also made mention of educational programs and attempts made by the state of Michigan to offset the prevalence of drug use in general. [11] This notice was not actual legislation, but was symbolic in Michigan's renewed commitment to the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. [12]
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The AP also selected the state's top sports stories as follows: The Detroit Pistons taking the Lakers to seven games in the NBA finals. Michigan State's victory over USC in the 1988 Rose Bowl. The Detroit Red Wings advancing the Stanley Cup semifinals. Kirk Gibson's signing as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Chambers Brothers were a criminal organization heavily involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in the city of Detroit, Michigan, during the 1980s. The brothers consisted of: B.J., Larry, Willie and Otis Chambers. They also had three other sisters and a set of twin brothers.
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A woman smoking crack cocaine in San Francisco, California, in December 2005. Crack cocaine is commonly used as a recreational drug. Effects of crack cocaine include euphoria, [11] supreme confidence, [12] loss of appetite, [11] insomnia, [11] alertness, [11] increased energy, [11] a craving for more cocaine, [12] and potential paranoia (ending ...