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"Obama Takes a Crack at Drug Reform"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this notable new piece appearing the The Nation by Ethan Nadelmann that discusses the Fair Sentencing Act and related issues.  Here are excerpts: For those of us who fought long and hard to reform the notorious 100-to-one crack/powder cocaine disparity in federal law, the Fair Sentencing Act, signed by President Obama on August 3, is at once a historic victory and a major disappointment. It's both too little, too late and a big step forward.... What is the broader significance of the new law? First, it's one more indication that Obama is making good on his commitment to roll back the drug war. Few reformers, including myself, would have bet that Obama would deliver ? in fair measure, and within eighteen months ? on all three of the pledges he made while running for president...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 30, 2010 (boomark / email).