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North Carolina Opium Law Snares Prescription Pain Pill People

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North Carolina's drug laws, which severely punish people who traffic in opiates, are yielding harsh prison sentences for people possessing or trafficking small quantities of prescription pain pills. That is leading to renewed debate in the Tarheel State about whether the laws are too harsh. Chronicle story here.

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