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Does meth really make crack cocaine ‘look like child’s play’?

In 2005, Newsweek called the “epidemic” of methamphetamine use “America’s new drug crisis.” A year earlier, a New York State Police captain described meth to the New York Times as making “crack look like child’s play.” A new report by the Open Society Foundations’ Global Drug Policy Program, however, exposes such remarks as mere hyperbole. In fact, after considering actual statistics and case studies, the researchers determined that meth simply doesn’t live up to the...

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Drug Possession

Elmhurst family facing charges of drug possession

Five members of the same Illinois family are now facing drug charges after a search of an area house turned up prescription drugs, cannabis and cocaine. Police had been investigating the sale of illegal drugs, and as part of that investigation, got a search warrant for the house located in Elmhurst, Illinois. The search was executed on Jan. 23, and inside, authorities reportedly found various drugs and paraphernalia including Xanax, hydrocodone, cannabis, two ounces of...

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Drug Possession

Chicago area man facing marijuana possession charge

Possessing illegal drugs in Illinois can result in serious criminal charges. A recent drug case is an example of the criminal charges individuals can face for being in possession of illegal drugs like marijuana.  A local man was recently arrested by Chicago police after they claim they found almost $1 million of marijuana in the man’s residence. The young man arrested in the case was charged with possession of marijuana and was later released. While...

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Drug Sales and Distribution

Search legality an important issue in cases involving drug crimes, continued…

In our last post, we began speaking about the process by which police searches are evaluated for legality. As we noted, the issue of search legality is an important one in various criminal cases, particularly those involving drug offenses. The first question is always whether a search was conducted. The key to that issue is whether the defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy. Because of this requirement, police can sometimes legally gain access to...

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