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It was reintroduced in the 108th United States Congress by Biden, under the name "Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act". It was later attached to the PROTECT Act, which was aimed at prosecuting child sexual abuse, while it was in conference committee; the PROTECT Act was signed into law by President Bush on April 30, 2003.
The Violent Crime Prevention and Law Enforcement Act was first conceived by the government in the early 1990s, with Senator Joe Biden, then chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, playing a major role in drafting the law. Biden worked closely with law enforcement officials, especially the National Police Officers Association, due to his ...
The use, sale, and possession of cannabis over 0.3% delta-9-THC in the United States, despite state laws, is illegal under federal law.As a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, cannabis over 0.3% delta-9-THC (legal term marijuana) is considered to have "no accepted medical use" and have a high potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence.
US President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offences, three days before he leaves office. Biden said the offenders were "serving ...
President Joe Biden announced Friday he is commuting 2,500 criminal sentences for nonviolent drug offenses that he described as "disproportionately long" compared to modern-day sentences.. Biden ...
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, saying he has ...
Signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 18, 2024 The END FENTANYL Act ( Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life ) is pending legislation named for and targeting fentanyl overdoses.
President Biden told the Supreme Court that low-level crack cocaine offenders should be included in a federal law that reduces some prison sentences. Under the First Step Act, which Trump signed ...