NCJ Number
118768
Date Published
1987
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Domestic cultivation of cannabis, although only 19 percent of the supply in the U.S., requires a strong eradication program to insure that the success in reducing foreign supplies is not offset by increased local production and to meet our obligation to the international community as a signatory of the Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs of 1961.
Abstract
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) coordinates the National Domestic Marijuana Eradication and Suppression Program by providing training, equipment, and investigative and aircraft support to State and local enforcement officers. The success of the program depends on its ability to provide solid evidence for criminal prosecution and conviction. Four critical elements in a statewide marijuana eradication program are planning, administration, security, and cooperation. Block grants are available to support this program which enjoyed success in 1985 in Hawaii and California when 2,200 Federal, State, and local law enforcement personnel joined forces in the largest initiative against marijuana in U.S. history. References.