In 2010 President Barack Obama implemented the “Fair Sentencing Act”, which lessened the criminal penalty for offenders arrested for possession of crack-cocaine. This law went into effect due to the harsher penalties set against offenders who were arrested for possession of crack-cocaine rather than powdered cocaine.  The United States Federal penalties went from an astounding 100 to 1 ratio to an 18 to 1 ratio concerning the weight of the substance. The mandatory minimum for … Read entire article »