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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by unishark on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @02:47AM (#27672653)
Crack and cocaine were treated differently by the laws because their social effects were seen as different. Crack was seen as destroying inner cities in the 80s and those disproportionate punishments were directed at the dealers in an attempt to protect those communities. The black caucus in congress pushed for those laws.
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by rantwasp on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @03:07AM (#27672780)
yeah. the black caucus. are you for real?
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by unishark on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @05:49AM (#27673791)
Speaking of reality, it's usually more complicated and nuanced than simple narratives about good versus evil.

Here's an interesting profile from the 80s of Charles Rangel, when he was chair of the house narcotics committee and perhaps the strongest proponent of tough sentencing in congress.

https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=3NQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA128&r...

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