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  2. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Crack epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy is a 2021 American documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Stanley Nelson. [1] Its story focuses on the emergence and effects of the 1980s crack epidemic in the United States, which resulted in negative effects on America's inner cities. [2] [3] The film was released on January 11, 2021.

  5. Crack cocaine - Wikipedia

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    Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked. Crack offers a short, intense high to smokers. The Manual of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment calls it the most addictive form of cocaine.

  6. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Wikipedia

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    This act mandated a minimum sentence of 5 years without parole for possession of 5 grams of crack cocaine while it mandated the same for possession of 500 grams of powder cocaine. This 100:1 disparity was reduced to 18:1, when crack was increased to 28 grams (1 ounce) by the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. [citation needed]

  7. Jackson Voted to Retroactively Apply Crack Cocaine Law - AOL

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    Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced tough questions during her confirmation hearing over her record and past rulings, with some Republicans calling her soft on crime. "That would ...

  8. Fentanyl, meth, crack seized in Westover drug bust - AOL

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    Sep. 5—A Mon-Metro Drug Task Force operation recovered undisclosed quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine base (crack) from a residence in Westover earlier this week. On Tuesday ...

  9. War on drugs - Wikipedia

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    The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 created a 100:1 sentencing disparity in the US for the trafficking or possession of crack when compared to penalties for trafficking of powder cocaine. [316] [166] [167] [317] The bill had been widely criticized as discriminatory against minorities, mostly blacks, who were more likely to use crack than powder ...