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How did minimum sentencing laws for drugs disproportionately affect marginalized groups?
During the War on Drugs, the mandatory minimum sentencing law for five grams of crack cocaine was the same as for 500 grams of
powder cocaine, which disproportionately affected
because powder cocaine was typically consumed by
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The punishment during the War on Drugs for powder cocaine disproportionately affected people of color who typically consumed it.

What happened during the War on Drugs?

The War on Drugs saw people of color being unfairly targeted and subjected to heavy punishment.

An example of this was the minimum sentencing laws that were imposed for having powder cocaine which was mostly used by people of color.

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