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Tenn. Criminal Drug Tax Ruled Unconstitutional
Tennessee cannot collect taxes on illegal drugs because dealers are not merchants, the state supreme court ruled last week, overturning a controversial—and lucrative—2004 law, according to the Knoxville Sentinel. The Unauthorized Substances Taxâ€...
Typo Frees Convicted Drug Offender
An Ohio repeat drug offender has been released from prison after discovering a typo in his jury verdict, according to a recent CNN story. When Calvin Eugene Wells of Akron was convicted for first-degree crack cocaine possession in October, 2005, he w...
