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Found this on CNN.com today... Guidelines stiffened for selling ecstasy March 21, 2001 Web posted at: 12:14 PM EST (1714 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Sentencing Commission stiffened guideline penalties for selling the drug ecstasy, more than tripling potential jail terms to over 6 years for people caught selling 800 pills. The change, made Tuesday in response to a mandate from Congress, comes as a new White House drug policy report shows that ecstasy, once a drug used primarily at nightclubs, has expanded beyond the club scene and is now being sold at high schools, on the street and even at coffee shops in some cities. The availability of ecstasy increased dramatically and more blacks and Hispanics are using the drug, said the biannual report, which chronicles the latest trends in drug use.  IN-DEPTH • Supreme Court News • Court Calendar • Case Index • Justice Profiles • 1999 - 2000 Court Decisions • Supreme Court Home Page  MESSAGE BOARD Courts and the Constitution Discuss your opinions of current Supreme Court cases here.  COURT REPORT with Charles Bierbauer Lively coverage of the Supreme Court and top public policy issues in the news COLUMN ARCHIVE  LEGAL RESOURCES  FindLaw Supreme Court Center   • Court History   • The Justices   • Landmark Decisions  FindLaw opinion database: Supreme Court opinions from 1893-2000 Search by party: Find Search by full-text: Find Edward H. Jurith, acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said the report's findings should serve as a warning to policy makers. "We never again want another 'crack epidemic' to blindside this nation," Jurith said in a statement. "By monitoring what is happening on the streets, we can often see a problem before it becomes an epidemic." Ecstasy is chemically known as MDMA -- methylenedioxymethylamphetamine. Users normally experience feelings of euphoria and an increased desire to interact socially. Blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature increase dramatically. While overall teen drug use has either fallen or stayed the same in recent years, ecstasy use has climbed. The White House report, to be presented at a Senate hearing on narcotics Wednesday, showed that more than 80 percent of officials surveyed in 20 cities around the country said ecstasy was more available than ever. Nightclubs and dance parties known as "raves" are the most common venue for using ecstasy, but law enforcement, epidemiologists and drug treatment providers reported that the drug was also being sold at private parties, college campuses, high schools and on the street. In New York, officials reported sales of ecstasy and other "club drugs" in shopping malls; in Washington, ecstasy was being sold in coffee shops, the report said. The U.S. Sentencing Commission changed the sentencing guidelines for ecstasy after weighing the views of the Justice Department, which supported tougher sentences, and hearing from criminal lawyers and some medical researchers who opposed stiffer penalties on the grounds that they are excessive for a drug that is less dangerous than heroin or cocaine. The new guidelines call for sentences of between 63 months to 78 months for first time offenders caught selling 800 pills. The sentence used to be 15 months to 21 months for the same amount. The change makes ecstasy five times more serious to possess or sell than heroin on a per-dose basis, said the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "This is a wholly political act, not one based on scientific evidence," said Edward Mallett, the group's president. "

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Hi Victor!

-S- You are secretive, self-contained, and shy. You are very sexy, sensual, and passionate, but you do not let on to this. Only in intimate privacy will this part of your nature reveal itself. When it gets down to the nitty-gritty, you are an expert. You know all the little tricks of the trade, can play any role or any game, and take your love life very seriously. You don't fool around. You have the patience to wait for the right person to come along.

Another one here! But I don't think my posts before have been added. Anyone know how to find out? Thanks! -S-

Div- That was definitely one of my biggest issues, too, with this election (the appointment of possibly THREE new justices from one President). I tried to bring up that fact with everyone who talked to me about voting, and I was very surprised to find how few people actually realized the seriousness of this issue. So I'm sure you can surmise how ill I feel about his whole Bush win in FL. I REALLY hope that Gore sees this battle through as far as he legally can, because I'm really frightened about having to live the next 30 years under an extremely conservative Supreme Court. I don't know what possessed me to ramble on about this...sorry. You must have hit a nerve with your post. Ciao, -S-

Definitely!

and by the way, in response to your other post...I like my house deep, dark and sexy. Later, -S-

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