For charges of possessing equivalent amounts of crack cocaine and powder cocaine,__________.

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The sentencing guidelines treat crack cocaine more harshly than powder cocaine. Possessing equivalent amounts of crack cocaine and powder cocaine can result in longer sentences for crack cocaine. This is due to a federal law that treats one gram of crack cocaine as equivalent to 100 grams of powder cocaine. Therefore, even possession of a small amount of crack cocaine can result in a longer sentence than possession of a larger amount of powder cocaine.

For Charges of Possessing Equivalent Amounts of Crack Cocaine and Powder