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Gov. Brown to Decide on Bills Easing Drug Sentences

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Two bills on their way to Gov. Jerry Brown push back against the so-called "War on Drugs." The State Senate approved bills to even-out crack and powder cocaine sentences, and to eliminate mandatory prison sentences for a handful of first-time drug possession crimes.

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