A new bill approved by the Senate Wednesday will hopefully correct a large disparity in sentencing between powder and crack cocaine. The Senate cleared the bill to correct the current 100:1 ratio between the two forms of the substance. Currently, a person found guilty of crack cocaine possession gets the same mandatory jail time as […]
90’s rapper-turned-reality TV star Coolio, 45, whose government name is Artist Leon Ivey, Jr., plead guilty June 26 after being charged with possession of cocaine. The rapper is known best for his hits in the mid-1990’s which included “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage.” The charges come from an incident on March 6th where he was […]
