crackhouse

[krak-hous]

noun

plural

crackhouses 

1. a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crackhouse¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, underground syringe exchanges and shooting galleries spawned across the country, with sterile needles, Narcan, wipes and bins at hand, all in violation of the 1986 “crackhouse statute” which outlaws premises used for illicit drug-taking.

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The proposal was shot down by a federal appeals court in Pennsylvania under the Trump administration, citing a 1986 “crackhouse statute” which made it illegal to knowingly rent or lease property to be used for manufacturing or distributing controlled substances.

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Currently the sites are illegal, under what is known as the “crackhouse statute,” which was championed by President Biden when he was a senator battling the last drug epidemic.

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Department of Justice has for nearly a year kicked the can on saying if it believes safe consumption sites are banned under the crackhouse statute.

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Organizers of the Safehouse project say federal “crackhouse” laws enacted are not intended to criminalize medically supervised centers.

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