President Biden Reverses Drug Law To Include Low-Level Offenses

The transcript discusses the inclusion of cocaine offenders in a federal law to reduce prison sentences, reversing former President Trump's stance. Under the First Step Act, signed by Trump, small amounts of crack cocaine were excluded. The acting solicitor general has appealed to the Supreme Court for a man sentenced to over 15 years for possessing less than 4 grams of cocaine to receive a shorter sentence. The Supreme Court will hear the case next month.

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