Which of the following statements is true about the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 signed into law by President Barack Obama?
A. It eliminated the sentencing disparity between crack- and powder-cocaine offenses.
B. It prohibited the spraying of marijuana crops with chemicals by the government.
C. It disregarded those cocaine cases that originated at the federal level.
D. It discarded the mandatory minimum 5-year prison sentence for first-time offenders possessing crack cocaine.
Answer: D
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