Smart on crime

Published March 9, 2014

Smart on crime
It would also make retroactive a law that narrowed the differences between sentences for possession of crack and powder cocaine, and give judges more discretion in sentencing. In 2010, Congress passed a bill that reduced the discriminatory disparity in … Read more on Toledo Blade

Q&A: Genome Pioneer Craig Venter Plans Largest Human Genome Project to …
Human genome pioneer J. Craig Venter announced plans Tuesday to sequence the gene maps of 40,000 volunteers in a bid to crack the secrets of healthy human aging. During the 1990s … The "genome war" between them formally ended in a tie announced by U … Read more on National Geographic

New allegations surface on Rob Ford's friend Sandro Lisi
Lisi was arrested on extortion charges last year after being accused of using threats to obtain a video of Mayor Ford smoking what might be crack cocaine. Court documents released last month revealed that an investigation into Lisi continued a month … Read more on Globalnews.ca

How Bad is Dyer County's Meth Problem? Is Any County's Meth Problem?
In short, their argument is that there's been a lot of exaggeration about meth—similar to the exaggerations about crack—that result in the same drug—amphetamine—being treated two different ways, basically depending on who the end consumer is. Kids … Read more on Nashville Scene