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to assist Massachusetts in combating drug crimes by providing federal support for enforcing MGL 64k in the Commonwealth

Created by J.C. on November 20, 2012

A recent study found:
1. 4.9% of high school students in the Worcester area reported having tried heroin at some point in life

2. The Greater Boston Area ranked number one in a survey of eleven metropolitan areas in the United States in emergency room visits

Source: http://www.telegram.com/article/20121115/NEWS/111159907/1052&template=MO...

The constitutionality of MGL 64k was upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Commissioner of Revenue v. Mullins in 1998: http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/428/428mass406.html

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue already enforces MGL 64k:
http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dor/cigarette/pdfs/cst-1.pdf

The text of Massachusetts General Law 64k can be found here:
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter64k

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