February 11, 2014
Under a bill the Mississippi House passed, drug trafficking would involve the sell, barter, transfer, manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to sell, barter, transfer, manufacture, distribute or dispense 30 grams of a Schedule I or Schedule II substance not including marijuana. Examples of Schedule I substances include heroin and LSD; Schedule II substances include methamphetamine and powder and crack cocaine.
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Lawmakers: What Makes a Drug Trafficker?
It was a sometimes contentious but relatively brief floor battle in the Mississippi House of Representatives as lawmakers grappled with the nuts and bolts of sweeping prison-reform legislation.
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