Possession of a Crack Pipe, and Other Small Crimes That Earned Thousands …

Possession Of A Crack Pipe, And Other Small Crimes That Earned Thousands …
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In the years after Jesse Webster dropped out of school in ninth grade to help his mother pay the bills in the south side of Chicago, he became involved in a cocaine deal that was aborted before drugs ever changed hands. After hearing he was wanted for … Read more on ThinkProgress

Prescription painkillers fuelling crime in Hamilton
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But the fact is, opioid use and abuse in Hamilton is on the rise. According to statistics obtained by CBC Hamilton from the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Information System, admission rates for local opioid withdrawal programs are now the second highest … Read more on CBC.ca

Serving Life for This?
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Here's what Judge James R. Spencer, a federal district judge, said when sentencing a former F.B.I. informant to life without parole for selling crack cocaine to support his own addiction: “A life sentence for what you have done in this case is … Read more on New York Times