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MARIJUANA SITUATION ASSESSMENT

NCJ Number
152767
Author(s)
Andrew Lockwood Chalsma; David Boyum
Date Published
September 1994
Length
71 pages
Annotation
This report details an assessment of marijuana use and availability as of September 1994, and presents indicators pointing to the drugs resurgance among a number of demographic groups.
Abstract
The report covers marijuana consuption, indicators of use/abuse, and estimates the total consumption of marijuana in the United States as of September 1994. Additional sections of the report cover: 1) Attitudes toward marijuana, it's harmfulness and/or disapproval, and it's legality. 2) The supply and sales of marijuana; including it's price, potency, and availability; domestic and foreign production; and law enforcement seizures. The final section of the report presents a discussion of the topic. Appendices provide a detail of use trends, the survey detail, the survey methodology, and a detail of the survey data.