Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984

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The Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded criminal penalties for drug-related offenses under existing federal drug control legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
drug control law
amends Controlled Substances Act
appliesTo persons committing federal drug offenses
appliesToJurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
basedOn Controlled Substances Act
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
federal law enforcement agencies of the United States
hasLanguage English
legalDomain controlled substances regulation
criminal law
drug law
legalEffect enhanced sentencing provisions for drug-related crimes
expanded scope of punishable conduct related to controlled substances
increased maximum penalties for certain drug offenses
modified penalty structure under the Controlled Substances Act
legalSystem common law system of the United States
partOf United States federal drug control legislation
purpose to expand criminal penalties under existing federal drug control laws
to strengthen criminal penalties for drug-related offenses
regulates criminal penalties for violations of federal controlled substances laws
relatedTo Office of National Drug Control Policy
surface form: United States drug policy

War on Drugs
federal sentencing policy for drug crimes
subjectMatter controlled substances
drug distribution offenses
drug manufacturing offenses
drug possession offenses
drug trafficking offenses
timePeriod 1980s United States war on drugs era

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Controlled Substances Act amendedBy Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984
CSA amendedBy Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984
subject surface form: Controlled Substances Act
this entity surface form: Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 hasComponent Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984