DePierre v. United States: Supreme Court holds the term “cocaine base” includes all cocaine in its chemically basic form, not just crack cocaine.

According to a new decision by the Supreme Court, "cocaine base" is not limited to crack cocaine for the purposes of prosecution and mandatory minimum sentencing under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (ADAA) meaning the disparate treatment between powder and crack cocaine has now been extended to other substances, such as freebase and coca paste.