Man Files Appeal in Gun Case

Man files appeal in gun case

Filed under: crack cocaine laws

Hewlett had been prohibited from possessing any firearm due to an April 2009 crack cocaine conviction in U.S. District Court. That conviction netted Hewlett a 3-year, one-month prison sentence. Hewlett's case was among several involving pleas or … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Letter: The real story behind e-cigarettes

Filed under: crack cocaine laws

… make money and TAX them because of their huge popularity. Maybe you should lobby against a real threat to our teen age society. . .like crack or heroin…seriously! … Teen agers will try cigaretts ,drugs, alcohol ect. with out advertising. Do you … Read more on The Daily News Online

Rethinking drug sentences comes too late for some

Filed under: crack cocaine laws

Nodd had emerged after spending 21 years in federal prison for her first and only conviction: conspiracy to sell crack cocaine. Like tens of thousands of others, she was given a lengthy prison term under laws passed to battle the rise of crack cocaine … Read more on CNN