But those at the top are often dealing powder cocaine, with its vastly different penalties.

It takes 500 grams of powder cocaine to warrant the same sentence.

They also noted scientific studies had determined that crack was no more addictive than powder cocaine.

Only 0.5 percent of agencies reported that powder cocaine was not available in their area.

However, in the last 6 months of 2002, the average national purity for wholesale-level powder cocaine was 81 percent.

No estimate exists as to what percentage of powder cocaine is converted to crack.

Caucasian independent dealers also distribute powder cocaine to some extent in every region of the country.

Haitian criminal groups also distribute powder cocaine at the retail level, particularly in Florida.

It is no more harmful to developing fetuses than powder cocaine.

Today Chicago is awash in powder cocaine, but crack is very hard to find.