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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Drug Purity and a Test of Rational Drug Use

Davies, Ronald B. (University of Oregon, Dept of Economics, 2003-04-10)

As of 1987, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (ADAA) has imposed mandatory minimum sentences for drug traffickers based on the quantity of the drug involved regardless of its purity. Using the STRIDE dataset on drug arrests and a ...