Table 8
Law Enforcement Report on Marijuana
City | ||||
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Baltimore, MD P.D. |
Chicago, IL P.D. |
New York, NY P.D. |
Bridgeport, CT P.D. | |
| Use | up slightly | up slightly | stable | stable |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users | diverse user group; "10-75 yrs. old;" increasing number of teens | Hispanic and White users; increased number of juveniles. | diverse user group | diverse users group, but primarily young users |
| Drugs in Combination | PCP cocaine | |||
| Who's Selling | The market is made up of extremes -- big dealers and home growers, little in between. | predominantly Hispanic sellers | wide range of sellers in most areas of city | Jamaican gangs |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | $10/bag | $30-$40/bag (9 grams); high purity | $2,000-$6,000/lb; most expensive is chemically treated, selling for $25/2 joints. | |
| Other/Comments | It is not being seen as a drug. It is a "given" that it is used in addition to everything | |||
Table 8, cont'd.
Law Enforcement Report on Marijuana
City | ||||
|
Miami, FL P.D. |
San Antonio TX P.D. |
Trenton, NJ P.D. |
Washington, DC P.D. | |
| Use | stable | up | up | up |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users | diverse user group -- "grade school to adults" | diverse group; teens-30s | 14-40 yrs. old, male, female, all ethnicities | 10-20 year-olds, male and female |
| Drugs in Combination | cocaine | PCP, marijuana, and cocaine | ||
| Who's Selling | Jamaican sources; wide range of street sellers | Hispanic dealers | All ethnicities, especially Jamaicans. Recent rise in crack dealers also selling marijuana | teens, selling only marijuana |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | $5-$10/bag | $400-$500/oz. | $100-$150/oz. | $90-$100/oz. $10/bag 205 pure |
| Other/Comments | Harvest season has made it very cheap and abundant, often not cut, and a "moist green" color | It has increased, and drastically. U.S. Attorney has asked for increase in penalties | ||
Table 8, cont'd.
Law Enforcement Report on Marijuana
City | ||
|
Columbia, MD P.D. |
Cleveland, OH P.D. | |
| Use | up | up |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users | mix of users, but primarily youth | |
| Drugs in Combination | PCP with marijuana in a blunt | |
| Who's Selling | diverse group of sellers | |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | $5/joint $95/1/2 oz. | $150/oz. $6/gram |
| Other/Comments | Price has dropped; a lot of marijuana evident | |
