Reefer Roundup: 12/9/11
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Dec. 9, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Roundup: 6/3/11
Your dose of drug war news
"...the Commission has criticized for many years as excessive," FAMM President and Founder Julie Stewart told the Commission. "It..."
June 3, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Roundup 12/23/10
News from the frontline of the drug war
"...retroactive. It's a matter of simple fairness," Julie Stewart, FAMM's founder and president said in a press release. "[W]hen..."
Dec. 23, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: A Crack at Correcting Sentencing Disparity
New law may indicate course change for drug sentencing
"...for any federal crime.* And it's great news for FAMM, whose mission is to do away with all such..."
Aug. 20, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith
Feds Ready to Tackle Questions of Crime
Lawmakers considering first review of system in decades
"...Julie Stewart, president and founder of Families Against Mandatory..."
July 28, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Federal Sentencing Law Up for (Watered-Down) Reform
Senate committee passes compromise bill on sentencing disparity
"...get the measure out of the full Senate, said FAMM President Julie Stewart. "In order to get it to..."
March 19, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness
Prospects look good for Criminal Justice Commission
"...include eliminating mandatory minimum laws," said Jennifer Seltzer Stitt, FAMM's director of federal legislative affairs. "One-size-fits-all mandatory drug sentencing..."
Feb. 5, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith
Criminal Justice Reform Heads to Senate Floor
Commission would conduct full review of nation's criminal justice system
"...include eliminating mandatory minimum laws," said Jennifer Seltzer Stitt, FAMM's director of federal legislative affairs. "One-size-fits-all mandatory drug sentencing..."
Jan. 22, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Jersey Lawmakers Become Drug-Law Reformers?
Garden State to change drug war landscape
"...fairer sentences for low-level, nonviolent drug offenders," Deborah Fleischaker, FAMM's director of state legislative affairs, said in a statement...."
Jan. 12, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
Crack Busters
The pieces are finally in place to end the crack cocaine sentencing disparity
"...Drug-law reform advocates with Families Against Mandatory Minimums say..."
Oct. 19, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Obama on Crack
Obama says he supports eliminating the 100-to-1 crack sentencing disparity
"...To drive the point home, Cedric Parker, a member..."
April 29, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Bush Pardons Hip-Hop Artist
John Forté was dealt harsh sentence under draconian drug law
"...applauded Bush's decision to release Forté, who is a FAMM member. Bush's actions "highlight an underlying problem with sentencing..."
Dec. 12, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Drug Laws Are So Fifties
Advocacy group calls for a return to the Seventies on sentencing
"...addicts should be quarantined and forced to undergo treatment," FAMM's report explains...."
Oct. 17, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith
Talkin' Crack With AG Michael Mukasey
"...is not appropriate, making those arguments to the courts,” FAMM Vice President and general counsel Mary Price said in..."
Jan. 28, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness
Feds ease harsh penalties on crack defendants
"...their terms, meaning Lawrence could be released in 2009. FAMM advocates say that making the guidelines retroactive is the..."
Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith
Chipping Away at Crack Sentencing Disparity
The first step toward eliminating the much-reviled 100-to-one crack-to-powder-cocaine sentencing scheme will take effect tomorrow, Nov. 1.
"...The first step toward eliminating the much-reviled 100-to-1 crack-to-powder-cocaine..."
Oct. 31, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Closing the Crack-Cocaine Gap
U.S. Sentencing Commission votes to close disparate gap
between federal sentencing guidelines related to crack
and powder cocaine
"...sentencing guidelines will take effect Nov. 1. According to FAMM, the proposed changes would affect 78% of all federal..."
