From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-469866-392851

Is it illegal to be a drug addict?

It is not against the law in the U.S. to be a drug addict. In 1962, the Supreme Court called imprisonment for being an addict cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Bill of Rights.

This news arrived on: 12/29/2008

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