Entries tagged with 'Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco'
The Fair Sentencing Act is on its Way to the President!
The Fair Sentencing Act passed in the House today, and since it already passed in the Senate back in March, it will now go to President Obama for his signature. This historic legislation will reduce the disparity between crack...
Never Have I...
I am 23 years old, and never have I ever smoked a cigarette. Not even one. I can also state with confidence that never in my lifetime do I plan to do so. Even though I am in the...
It's Time to Crack the Disparity
An editorial published in yesterday's New York Times, titled "Bad Science, Bad Policy," makes the case for passing a federal law that with eliminate the sentencing disapritiers betwen crack and powder cocaine. it begins, "The federal law that mandates harsher...
What's Crackin' with Sentencing Disparity?
At the White House yesterday, Tino Cuéllar, the Special Assistant to the President for Justice and Regulatory Policy on the White House Domestic Policy Council, sat down with a coalition of over ten different organizations (including the RAC) to discuss...
The FDA is Smokin'
Earlier today the Senate passed with very broad-based support a bill allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco products. Now, this was not token broad-based support, but in fact the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act passed by an overwhelming...
And So It Begins...
The 2008 term of the United States Supreme Court has begun. On Monday, the Justices heard oral arguments for three cases, but only one case received the media's attention: Altria Group v. Good. This case focuses on the question...
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