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Cocaine Wars

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  • "It takes 500 grams of powder cocaine to receive the same sentence that is meted out for possession of only five grams of crack cocaine. Yet five grams of crack is a user's dose, while 500 grams of cocaine is a dealer's supply. Why a 100-to-1 disparity? In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent Don Dahler explore how the panic inspired by crack cocaine in the 1980s has left a legacy of crowded jails with overwhelmingly African-American populations. Twenty years after crack was declared a menace to society, should lawmakers and courts reassess the penalties for this drug?"
  • "Discusses the sentencing disparities between African American crack cocaine users and non-African American powder cocaine users."
  • "Discusses the sentencing disparities between African American crack cocaine users and non-African American powder cocaine users due to mandatory sentencing requirements."

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  • "Internet videos"
  • "Educational films"
  • "Videorecording"

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  • "Cocaine Wars"
  • "Cocaine wars"