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Cocaine is fully illegal in Venezuela and is punished by extrajudicial executions, and all activities associated with cocaine are illegal including the sale, the bought, the possession, the growing and the consumption, the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro has an state-sponsored drug cartel known as the Cartel de los Soles which operates ...
In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [29] [30] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time. In 2020, the U.S. state of Oregon would also become the first state to decriminalize the use of heroin. [31] This measure will allow people with small amounts to avoid ...
As a result, many states pass "Smoke a joint, lose your license" laws to punish any drug offense with a mandatory six month driver's license suspension. [29] [30] 1992: Illegal drug use in the U.S. fell to 12 million people. [27]
In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first US state to decriminalize cocaine. [17] [18] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time. In 2020, the US state of Oregon would also become the first state to decriminalize the use of heroin. [19] This measure will allow people with small amounts to avoid arrest ...
In 2019, more than 41 million adults aged 18 and older reported having used cocaine at some point in their lives according to a 2020 report by SAMHSA. In 2019, more than 41 million adults aged 18 ...
In 1994, as part of the United States' war on drugs, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. [3] The first draft of the congressional bill was written by then-Senator Joe Biden of Delaware in cooperation with the National Association of Police Organizations and was sponsored by U.S. Representative Jack Brooks of Texas.
A controversial Texas law has become a blueprint for other states. ... most of Arizona’s 2010 law and the wave of state laws that followed it, finding that states could not pursue immigration ...
A piece of compressed cocaine powder. Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [17] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [18] In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine.