NCJ Number
126492
Date Published
1989
Length
34 pages
Annotation
This report records statistics for each of the 49 states participating in the 1989 Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program and discusses program management and coordination; funding; cooperation with other agencies; training; and support of the Drug Enforcement Agency Aviation Unit activity, incidents of violence, the seizure of assets, significant investigations, and science and research.
Abstract
Approximately 5.6 million cultivated marijuana plants were destroyed in 1989. Two million of this total were sinsemilla, a stronger variety of marijuana. There was a 27 percent decrease in the number of sinsemilla plants in 1989 as compared to 1988. Over 124 million low-potency wild growing cannabis plants, known as "ditchweed," were destroyed. There were 1,398 seizures in 1989 as compared to 1,240 in 1988 and 1,192 in 1987, with 46 states reporting seizures. The value of seized assets increased from $9.8 million in 1988 to $29.5 million in 1989. For fiscal year 1989, $3.6 million was allocated for the Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program, which was shared among 84 state and local agencies. The program intent is to ensure coordination of effort among Federal, State, and local agencies. 7 tables and 8 figures