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The aim is to reform drug sentencing guidelines to better reflect a person's culpability rather than just the quantity of drugs.

The Drugs Minus Six Amendment: Trading Drug Quantity for Better Measures of Culpability

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The aim is to reform drug sentencing guidelines to better reflect a person's culpability rather than just the quantity of drugs.
Proposes reducing base offense levels in the Drug Quantity Table by 6.
Suggests expanding and strengthening specific offense characteristics.
Recommends capping cumulative offense levels for nonviolent drug crimes.
Emphasizing offense characteristics helps capture a person’s culpability more accurately.
Reduces reliance on drug quantity in sentencing decisions.
Aligns with previous amendments to the drug guideline for a more effective approach.

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This article proposes revising drug sentencing guidelines to enhance culpability measures and reduce focus on quantity.

Grindrod et al. (2026) studied this question.

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