[WayneS]

I think whomever wrote the first line of that article was confused.

Ms. Pope refers to freebasing (in the 1970s) in her statements.

Larry Sinclair is the one who claims to have smoked crack with Obama (in the 1980s).

So it appears those making the claims at least have their “cocaine chronology” correct, even if the reporter doesn’t.

[meadsjn]

Ms. Pope refers to freebasing (in the 1970s) in her statements.

No. Ms. Pope made it clear in her interview that the cocaine in the '70s was powder, and much more expensive than the crack cocaine in the '80s. That was suspicious to her and the other kids in the neighborhood, because she said money was scarce among them back in those days.

[TigersEye]

Larry Sinclair is the one who claims to have smoked crack with Obama (in the 1980s).

Not true. Larry Sinclair said he met with 0bama twice in 1999.