Many are working to bring the disparity in sentencing between cocaine and crack to an end. Pharmacologically they are almost the exact same substance. Personally, I think the disparity should be reduced a bit, but I also think that community-based treatment for non-violent offenders should be used on a much larger scale.

My father is a 26-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration and said that the difference in dealing with someone on crack vs. someone on cocaine is pretty significant (crack is worse).

What do you think?