National Drug Threat Assessment 2008
National Drug Intelligence Center, "National Drug Threat Assessment 200," US Department of Justice (National Drug Intelligence Center, October 2007).
The 2008 version of this annual U.S. Department of Justice report, compiled from information supplied by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, again unintentionally documents the failure of the government's war on marijuana. Strikingly, this year's edition specifically cites marijuana "eradication" campaigns as a key engine behind increased production of high-potency marijuana in highly dangerous locations such as converted suburban homes: "Federal, state, and local law enforcement reporting indicates that vigorous outdoor cannabis eradication efforts have caused major marijuana producers, particularly Caucasian groups, to relocate indoors, even in leading outdoor grow states such as California and Tennessee." The report predicts, "DTOs [drug trafficking organizations] and criminal groups ... will adapt to the increasing law enforcement pressure and improved detection capabilities associated with outdoor grow sites and will most likely shift operations indoors ... [T]he groups will produce higher-potency marijuana year-round, allowing for an exponential increase in profits derived."
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http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs25/25921/25921p.pdf
