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All use, sale, possession, transportation, and cultivation of cocaine is illegal. [3] Albania: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal: Illegal: Possession and cultivation of cocaine are illegal [citation needed]. Transportation and sale is illegal under Law No 8874 and Law No 7975. [4] Australia: Decriminalized in certain territories under certain ...
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 ...
1979: Illegal drug use in the U.S. peaked when 25 million of Americans used an illegal drug within the 30 days prior to the annual survey. [27] 1986: The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 was enacted into law by Congress. It changed the system of federal supervised release from a rehabilitative system into a punitive system.
Texas drivers will have the option to ride with a new specialty license plate after the Legislature approved a nod to the 100th anniversary of the state song. More: Texas voter registration guide ...
Controlled Substances; Long title: An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act and other laws to provide increased research into, and prevention of, drug abuse and drug dependence; to provide for treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers and drug dependent persons; and to strengthen existing law enforcement authority in the field of drug abuse.
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. [19] [20] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time. In ...
Illegal drugs shipped through the state supply a large portion of the nation stretching from the Midwest to the Southeast. [67] In the 1980s the seriousness of the problem led to the Texas National Guard adding drug law enforcement to its duties to supplement the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Texas Department of Public Safety. [68]
Texas Legislature, Sept. 27, Bills Signed by the Governor. Texas State Capitol, accessed Sept. 27, Texas Constitution and Statutes Search. Office of the Texas Governor, accessed Sept. 26, News Archive