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Crackhouse Statute

Joe Biden’s ‘Crack House’ Crusade

Nearly 20 years ago, Biden urged prosecutors to wield the ‘crack house‘ statute against rave promoters. Now it’s being used to stamp out public health responses to the opioid crisis.

Zachary A. Siegel Sep 11, 2019