Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse
Winter 1995

Table 8
Police - Marijuana

        City           Incidence    Who is Using      D in      Method     Other    Emerging    Who's Selling
                                                      Users                Drugs      Drugs
Miami, FL              stable                       none                            LSD        Sources are
P.D.                                                                                Rohypnol   Mexico, Texas,
                                                                                               Jamaica.
Yakima, WA             stable      everyone, all    none                  PCP,      LSD        Young dealers
P.D.                               ages, all                              alcohol              are handling
                                   classes                                                     higher
                                                                                               quantities;
                                                                                               sources
                                                                                               Mexican.
Boston, MA             stable      everyone, lots   more                  alcohol              wide variety
P.D.                               of 14-15 years   young                                      of sellers
                                   old              users
Seattle, WA            stable      teens            none                            methamphe  diverse
P.D.                                                                                tamine     sellers.  This
                                                                                               area has a
                                                                                               strong
                                                                                               legalization
                                                                                               movement
                                                                                               underway.
Eugene, OR             stable                       none                                       
P.D.
Denver, CO             stable      everyone         none                            methadrin  Mexican and
P.D.                                                                                e          African
                                                                                               American
                                                                                               sellers
Maryland State Police  stable      diverse group,   none                  alcohol   LSD,       diverse
                                   most popular                                     MDMA,      sellers, but
                                   among young                                      Ketamine   less available
                                   users                                                       recently
New York, NY           stable      everyone         none                                       
P.D.
Cleveland, OH          increasin                                                    LSD        Large quantity
P.D.                   g                                                                       dealers are
                                                                                               Jamaican.

   


Table 8 (cont'd.)

Police - Marijuana


            
          City              Purchase         Purity               Other/Comments
                             Amount
Miami, FL                 $100-200/oz.  variable          Varieties (hydroponic) and
P.D.                                                      sources (Jamaican) guide the
                                                          varying price structure.
Yakima, WA                $550/lb.      poor              Though quality is poor,
P.D.                                                      trafficking by young dealers
                                                          in large quantities (25 lbs.)
                                                          is occurring.
Boston, MA                $10-15/bag    variable          
P.D.
Seattle, WA               $500-         variable          
P.D.                      2,000/lb.
                          (Mexican)
                          $2,000-
                          6,500/lb.
                          (Alaskan or
                          Hawaiian)
Eugene, OR                $350-400/oz.  variable          
P.D.
Denver, CO                                                Lots of marijuana is being
P.D.                                                      seized at transit locations
                                                          (bus, rails).  Emphasis for
                                                          police is on seizures
                                                          (confiscation), rather than
                                                          prosecution.
Maryland State Police     $70/ 1/4oz.                     
                          $1,500/lb.
New, York, NY                                             
P.D.
Cleveland, OH             $400-         high              There have been large seizures
P.D.                      1,000/lb.                       lately.