This is why our parties are being shut down

[Overdose]

The RAVE Act of 2002
(S.2633)
Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act

The RAVE Act (Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy) was introduced in the Senate on June 18th, 2002 and passed the Senate Judiciary Committee a week later, without a public hearing or recorded vote. A number of organizations including civil liberties groups, business associations, and groups associated with the rave community, worked to defeat the RAVE Act. Tens of thousands of voters faxed or called their Senators and protests in opposition to the RAVE Act were held in cities around the country, including a rave and protest on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on September 6th. The RAVE Act was not passed before the 107th Congress adjourned at the end of 2002 therefore did not become law in 2002.


The RAVE Act was an attempt by legislators to reduce the illegal use of MDMA (ecstasy) and other drugs by broadly expanding Section 416(a) of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 856(a)), also known as "crack house" statute. Rather than going after drug users or drug dealers, this legislation targeted music promoters, venue managers and land owners. Punishing innocent businessmen and women for the crimes of their customers is unprecedented in U.S. history. The federal government can't even keep drugs out of prisons, yet they seek to incarcerate business owners for failing to keep people from sneaking drugs onto their premises. The legislation also added a civil liability clause of $250,000+ to the existing criminal penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment and possible $500,000 fine.

RAVE Act (Introduced in Senate)

S 2633 IS


107th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2633
Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary



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A BILL
To prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any controlled substance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the 'Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2002' or the 'RAVE Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Each year tens of thousands of young people are initiated into the drug culture at 'rave' parties or events (all-night, alcohol-free dance parties typically featuring loud, pounding dance music).
(2) Some raves are held in dance clubs with only a handful of people in attendance. Other raves are held at temporary venues such as warehouses, open fields, or empty buildings, with tens of thousands of people present.
(3) The trafficking and use of 'club drugs', including 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy or MDMA), Ketamine hydrochloride (Ketamine), Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), is deeply embedded in the rave culture.
(4) Many rave promoters go to great lengths to try to portray their events as alcohol-free parties that are safe places for young adults to go to dance with friends, and some even go so far as to hire off-duty, uniformed police officers to patrol outside of the venue to give parents the impression that the event is safe.
(5) Despite such efforts to convince parents that raves are safe, promotional flyers with slang terms for Ecstasy or pictures of Ecstasy pills send the opposite message to teenagers, and in effect promote Ecstasy along with the rave. According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, raves have become little more than a way to exploit American youth.
(6) Because rave promoters know that Ecstasy causes the body temperature in a user to rise and as a result causes the user to become very thirsty, many rave promoters facilitate and profit from flagrant drug use at rave parties or events by selling over-priced bottles of water and charging entrance fees to 'chill-rooms' where users can cool down.
(7) To enhance the effects of the drugs that patrons have ingested, rave promoters sell--
(A) neon glow sticks;
(B) massage oils;
(C) menthol nasal inhalers; and
(D) pacifiers that are used to combat the involuntary teeth clenching associated with Ecstasy.
(8) Ecstasy is the most popular of the club drugs associated with raves. Thousands of teenagers are treated for overdoses and Ecstasy-related health problems in emergency rooms each year. The Drug Abuse Warning Network reports that Ecstasy mentions in emergency visits grew 1,040 percent between 1994 and 1999.
(9) Ecstasy damages neurons in the brain which contain serotonin, the chemical responsible for mood, sleeping and eating habits, thinking processes, aggressive behavior, sexual function, and sensitivity to pain. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, this can lead to long-term brain damage that is still evident 6 to 7 years after Ecstasy use.
(10) An Ecstasy overdose is characterized by an increased heart rate, hypertension, renal failure, visual hallucinations, and overheating of the body (some Ecstasy deaths have occurred after the core body temperature of the user goes as high as 110 degrees, causing all major organ systems to shutdown and muscles to breakdown), and may cause heart attacks, strokes, and seizures.
SEC. 3. OFFENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 416(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking 'open or maintain any place' and inserting 'open, lease, rent, use, or maintain any place, whether permanently or temporarily,'; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
'(2) manage or control any place, whether permanently or temporarily, either as an owner, lessee, agent, employee, occupant, or mortgagee, and knowingly and intentionally rent, lease, profit from, or make available for use, with or without compensation, the place for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, storing, distributing, or using a controlled substance.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- The heading to section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856) is amended to read as follows:
'SEC. 416. MAINTAINING DRUG-INVOLVED PREMISES.'.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of contents to title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention Act of 1970 is amended by striking the item relating to section 416 and inserting the following:
'Sec. 416. Maintaining drug-involved premises.'.
SEC. 4. CIVIL PENALTY AND EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR MAINTAINING DRUG-INVOLVED PREMISES.
Section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856) is amended by adding at the end the following:
'(d)(1) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than the greater of--
'(A) $250,000; or
'(B) 2 times the gross receipts, either known or estimated, that were derived from each violation that is attributable to the person.
'(2) If a civil penalty is calculated under paragraph (1)(B), and there is more than 1 defendant, the court may apportion the penalty between multiple violators, but each violator shall be jointly and severally liable for the civil penalty under this subsection.

'(e) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to declaratory and injunctive remedies as set forth in section 403(f).'.
SEC. 5. DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE REMEDIES.
Section 403(f)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 843(f)(1)) is amended by striking 'this section or section 402' and inserting 'this section, section 402, or 416'.
SEC. 6. SENTENCING COMMISSION GUIDELINES.
The United States Sentencing Commission shall--
(1) review the Federal sentencing guidelines with respect to offenses involving gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB);
(2) consider amending the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties such that those penalties reflect the seriousness of offenses involving GHB and the need to deter them; and
(3) take any other action the Commission considers necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR A DEMAND REDUCTION COORDINATOR.
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,900,000 to the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice for the hiring of a special agent in each State to serve as a Demand Reduction Coordinator.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DRUG EDUCATION.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice to educate youth, parents, and other interested adults about the drugs associated with raves.

[kfreak]

man i guess it time to take it back then. fom now on no one post where you are going ok. we need to keep them guessing from now on, on where to go. overdose lets make this shit like it was man, and keep them going all nite.

[XxPinkPantherxX]

thats a lot to read


lol


good thing ive read it like 20 times before

[DJ King]

Originally Posted by kfreak

man i guess it time to take it back then. fom now on no one post where you are going ok. we need to keep them guessing from now on, on where to go. overdose lets make this shit like it was man, and keep them going all nite.

yeah man kinda like all kinds of fake roll calls that will get them going

[l!gh7Ye4R]

I went to a rave act protest a couple years ago. I thought it didn't pass.

[ravin' star]

I'm glad that there are ravers out there that party hard but also know what comes with the territory. Thanks for helping to keep the rave community informed .

[Nocturnal Pinoy *L.E.it*]

you know that was the rave act of 2002. Besides, some raves will eventually get shut down, and some will be able to be still running. You just have to know where to go and what parties to hit up. Besides, i'm pretty sure that their trying their best to shut down our parties as much as their trying their best to keep illegal immigrants out of our country.

But we will find ways to have our parties one way or another.

I think that we should just party it up on desert land terrains and forrestry landscapes where cops won't know where it is and people can have a blast.

[kfreak]

man even some of the desert parties get shut down. we just gotta take things back to how they were. if you have been around long enough you know wheat i mean.

[XxPinkPantherxX]

Originally Posted by kfreak

man even some of the desert parties get shut down. we just gotta take things back to how they were. if you have been around long enough you know wheat i mean.

with time comes change

=/

[Sarnath]

The RAVE Act was proposed, but it was the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act that was passed in '03. It was attached to the bill that created the AMBER alert system.... so of course it got passed, no debate.

The stated purpose of the Act was: "A bill to prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any controlled substance, and for other purpose."

The act makes it seem like the sole purpose of raves is to sell massive quantities of drugs...
And what the fuck does "for other purpose mean?" Oh... whatever the hell they want it it to mean.

Probably why massives try to avoid selling pacifiers and stuff because that drug "paraphernalia" is probably grounds for shutting down a rave. They'd probably shut down a rave just for selling water. 'Cause you know... those damn kids keeping hydrated. Not that they need to regardless of drug use.

[ArmenianTim]

Originally Posted by Overdose

The RAVE Act of 2002 was defeated. Tens of thousands of voters faxed or called their Senators and protests in opposition to the RAVE Act were held in cities around the country, including a rave and protest on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on September 6th. The RAVE Act was not passed before the 107th Congress adjourned at the end of 2002 therefore did not become law in 2002.

Please re-read this portion of the post ... he calls this thread "This is why our parties are being shut down" ... but in the first paragraph ... it states that this Rave Act DID NOT become law ... and WAS NOT PASSED !!

Please do not continue to post OLD info and blame it for current issues ... just to get more people mad and rilled up about these things ...

If you really care then why not research and post actual current information that could actually help the scene instead of bringing up old shit like this !!

[Jellybean]

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