The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act belatedly moved the minimum amount of crack cocaine to 28 grams, yet still far less than for powder cocaine.

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The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act reduced the disparity between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to trigger certain federal criminal penalties from a 100:1 weight ratio to an 18:1 weight ratio, effectively raising the amount of crack cocaine to trigger the same penalties as powder cocaine, but still maintaining a significant disparity.

The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act Belatedly Moved the Minimum Amount