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Newshawk: Kirk
Pubdate: Sat, 07 Apr 2007
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN)
Copyright: 2007 St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Website: http://www.twincities.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/379
Author: Shannon Prather, Pioneer Press
MINNESOTA DRUG LAWS: ARE THEY TOO HARSH?
Momentum Gathers For Review Of Sentencing Rules
Minnesota's drug laws might be too harsh and the state should consider
reducing prison terms for users and small-time dealers, a powerful
sentencing commission contends.
The provocative stance from the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines
Commission would have been improbable a decade ago, when politicians
and prosecutors often spoke about zero tolerance and a "war on drugs."
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MAP posted-by: Derek
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