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  2. Cocaine in the United States - Wikipedia

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    United States CBP police inspect a seized shipment of cocaine. Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [1] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [2] In 2020, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [3]

  3. Legal status of cocaine - Wikipedia

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    Use and possession of cocaine is illegal. Possession of cocaine is explicitly named as an illegal substance under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The possession 10 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride is punishable by up to life imprisonment. [28] Peru: Legal (up to 2 grams of cocaine or 5 grams of cocaine-freebase ...

  4. History of United States drug prohibition - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 1999 Tulia drug arrests - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. 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.

  7. Illegal drug trade in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. These maps show how dangerous illegal drugs flow around ... - AOL

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    UN World Drug Report 2016. In Peru, coca-bush cultivation jumped 44% between 2000 and 2011. While cultivation fell 31% between 2011 and 2014 (back to 2000 levels), it still accounts for 32% of ...

  9. THCa looks, smells and smokes like THC. Texas might ... - AOL

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    According to The Texas Tribune, the total number of registered retailers of hemp-derived products jumped from 1,948 in 2020 to more than 7,700 active ones as of last month.