The Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (also called the "RAVE Act"),
which was attached to the AMBER Alert bill, passed both the House and
Senate on April 10 [2003].

 

from http://www.freemuse.org/sw6169.asp

 

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Last year [Drug Policy Alliance] supporters helped raise attention to
an outrageous abuse of power in Racine, Wisconsin, where hundreds of
music fans were ticketed for being in a crowded nightclub where a few
people used drugs. Those ticketed had no drugs on them. The police
didn’t even have any evidence that they had ever used drugs. Their
only “crime” was dancing at a nightclub where other people who used
drugs were arrested.  Although only three drug arrests were made,
police issued citations to 445 innocent attendees with a penalty of
$968 each for being "patrons of a disorderly house." Thanks to a
public outcry from people like you, work by the Drug Policy Alliance,
and an ACLU lawsuit, the citations were ultimately dismissed.

Now, it has happened again; this time in Flint, Michigan. On Saturday
the local police raided a popular nightclub, Club What’s Next, and
ticketed music fans who were attending a dance night known
as “Getting Lucky” (the DJs included Halluci-Nate, Sparkimus Prime,
White Rabbit, Captain Cheddar and California's Dj Primo.) While some
people were arrested for possessing or selling illegal drugs, most
people were ticketed for “frequenting a drug establishment,” a
misdemeanor offense.