Toronto Council Curbs Mayor Ford's Powers After Chaotic Debate

Published November 19, 2013

Toronto council curbs Mayor Ford's powers after chaotic debate

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws

Ford has been under fire after admitting to smoking crack cocaine, buying illegal drugs and driving after drinking alcohol. At a tumultuous City Council meeting, members voted to slash his office budget and transfer some of his powers to Deputy Mayor … Read more on Reuters

How the US feels about mandatory minimum sentences

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws

… judge suggests mandatory minimum sentence is 'bad law'. Some have been locked away forever for having a trace amount of cocaine in pockets, selling a single crack rock, shoplifting three belts from a department store, and possessing a stolen wrench … Read more on Globalnews.ca

Multiple People Indicted In West Memphis, AR Drug Bust

Filed under: Crack Vs Cocaine Laws

… Boston and in northern Mississippi.” During the course of the investigation, law enforcement utilized three court-authorized wiretaps, during which hundreds of calls pertaining to cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking and firearms offenses were … Read more on wreg.com