City        Incidence       Who's Using         in Users       Method        Other       Emerging       Who's Selling    
                                                                                  Drugs        Drugs                          

New York, NY   stable        variety of users                                  alcohol                                        
P.D.                                                                                                                          
Special                                                                                                                       
Projects                                                                                                                      

Yakima, WA     stable        everyone             none                                                    brought in trucks   
P.D.                                                                                                      from Mexico in      
                                                                                                          units of 10 lb.;    
                                                                                                          locally grown not   
                                                                                                          available           

Maryland       increasing    everyone             more young                   cocaine                    dealers are         
State Police                                      users                                                   packaging in cheap  
                                                                                                          units for younger   
                                                                                                          users; in suburbs,  
                                                                                                          sold with cocaine   
                                                                                                          HCl                 

Washington,    increasing    teens, young adults  more use                                 hashish                            
D.C.                                              among                                    PCP                                
P.D.                                              juveniles                                                                   

Dover, DE      increasing    young white males    none                                                    young white adults  
P.D.                         and females                                                                  in suburbs;         
                                                                                                          Jamaicans and       
                                                                                                          African-Americans   
                                                                                                          in city             

Los Angeles,   stable                             none                         alcohol     methamphetamin Mexican nationals   
CA                                                                                         e                                  
P.D.                                                                                                                          

Boston, MA     increasing    young users, many    more young    blunts                                    fierce              
P.D.                         African-American     users (early                                            competition,        
                             males                teens)                                                  including violence  
                                                                                                          in market           

Miami, FL      stable        wide variety of      none                                                    more juvenile       
P.D.                         users                                                                        sellers visible;    
                                                                                                          Jamaican sources    
                                                                                                          as well as local;   
                                                                                                          hashish also        
                                                                                                          available           

Table 8 (cont'd.)

Police - Marijuana



City        Purchase Amount         Purity                     Other/Comments              


New York, NY     $5, $10/bag       variable, but                                                 
P.D.                               generally high                                                
Special                                                                                          
Projects                                                                                         

Yakima, WA       $20/gram          low                                                           
P.D.                                                                                             

Maryland         $10/bag           variable                                                      
State Police                                                                                     

Washington,                                              Jamaican and local marijuana dominate   
D.C.                                                     the market; supplies often shipped via  
P.D.                                                     UPS or Federal Express from Texas,      
                                                         California, Mexico and Virginia         

Dover, DE        $80/¼ oz.                                                                       
P.D.                                                                                             

Los Angeles, CA                    variable but                                                  
P.D.                               generally high                                                

Boston, MA                                               Appearance of blunts and "spliffs"      
P.D.                                                     (hollowed cigars); marijuana dealing    
                                                         has also become a big money-making      
                                                         operation in the area                   

Miami, FL        Prices for a      variable              Lots of Jamaican and Mexican/Texas      
P.D.             pound can go as                         marijuana and  hashish found on trains  
                 high as $2,500;                         or in the mail en route to New York     
                 $10/bag (4-5                            area.                                   
                 joints)