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National Drug Intelligence Center
Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment 2009
July 2009
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Figure 1. Average Percentage of THC in Samples of Seized Marijuana, 1998-2008

Chart showing the average percentage of THC in samples of seized marijuana, from 1998 to 2008.

The average percentage of THC in samples of seized marijuana was 3.70% in 1988; 3.78% in 1989; 3.82% in 1990; 3.26% in 1991; 3.16% in 1992; 3.65% in 1993; 3.75% in 1994; 3.96% in 1995; 4.50% in 1996; 5.01% in 1997; 4.91% in 1998; 4.59% in 1999; 5.34% in 2000; 6.10% in 2001; 7.20% in 2002; 7.14% in 2003; 8.13% in 2004; 8.01% in 2005; 8.74% in 2006; 9.60% in 2007; and 10.14% in 2008.

Source: University of Mississippi Potency Monitoring Project.

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Figure 2. Cannabis Plants Eradicated From Indoor Grows in Florida, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of cannabis plants eradicated from indoor grows in Florida, by County, in 2008.

In 2008, Miami-Dade County eradicated 23,621 indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, Hills-Borough eradicated 5,298 indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 1,000 and 4,999 indoor cannabis plants are Leon with 2,146 plants; Columbia with 1,079 plants; Duval with 1,529 plants; Alachua with 2,262 plants; Levy with 2,035 plants; Marion with 1,842 plants; Volusia with 1,240 plants; Lake with 3,343 plants; Hernando with 2,956 plants; Pasco with 2,233 plants; Pinellas with 2,636 plants; Polk with 2,259 plants; Brevard with 4,386 plants; Sarasota with 1,327 plants; St. Lucie with 1,118 plants; Lee with 3,840 plants; Collier with 1,635 plants; Palm Beach with 4,997 plants; and Broward with 1,333 plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 500 and 999 indoor cannabis plants are Clay with 879 plants; and Highlands with 838 plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 100 and 499 indoor cannabis plants are Okaloosa with 100 plants; Suwannee with 142 plants; Union with 122 plants; Nassau with 286 plants; Dixie with 190 plants; Citrus with 180 plants; Sumter with 185 plants; Seminole with 494 plants; Orange with 296 plants; Manatee with 203 plants; Desoto with 150 plants; Indian River with 248 plants; Okeechobee with 369 plants; and Glades with 442 plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 50 and 99 indoor cannabis plants are Putnam with 83 plants; and Charlotte with 58 plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 1 and 49 indoor cannabis plants are Santa Rosa with 21 plants; Walton with 34 plants; Bay with 1 plant; Wakulla with 18 plants; and Martin with 35 plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated 0 indoor cannabis plants are Escambia, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Taylor, Lafayette, Gilchrist, Baker, Bradford, St. Johns, Flagler, Osceola, Hardee, Hendry, and Monroe.

Source: Drug Enforcement Administration, Tallahassee Resident Office.

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Figure 3. Outdoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated and Sites Seized in California, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of outdoor cannabis plants eradicated and sites seized in California, by County, in 2008.

Alameda County: DCE/SP reported 25,768 plants seized; CAMP reported 3,543 plants seized at 1 site.
Amador County: DCE/SP, USFS, and DOI reported 1,015 plants seized; CAMP reported 5,729 plants seized at 1 site.
Butte County: DCE/SP reported 14,482 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Calaveras County: DCE/SP reported 8,412 plants seized; CAMP reported 331 plants seized at 2 sites.
Colusa County: DCE/SP reported 27,813 plants seized; CAMP reported 8,948 plants seized at 4 sites.
Contra Costa County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Del Norte County: DCE/SP reported 10,942 plants seized; CAMP reported 7,000 plants seized at 6 sites.
El Dorado County: DCE/SP reported 32,424 plants seized; CAMP reported 35,454 plants seized at 9 sites.
Fresno County: DCE/SP reported 172,302 plants seized; CAMP reported 137,409 plants seized at 18 sites.
Glenn County: DCE/SP reported 6,823 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Humboldt County: DCE/SP reported 175,762 plants seized; CAMP reported 145,762 plants seized at 40 sites.
Inyo County: DCE/SP reported 3,026 plants seized; CAMP reported 261 plants seized at 1 site.
Kern County: DCE/SP reported 159,336 plants seized; CAMP reported 86,631 plants seized at 12 sites.
Lake County: DCE/SP reported 495,035 plants seized; CAMP reported 499,508 plants seized at 49 sites.
Los Angeles County: DCE/SP reported 359,870 plants seized; CAMP reported 79,249 plants seized at 20 sites.
Madera County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 77,312 plants seized at 15 sites.
Mariposa County: DCE/SP reported 96,945 plants seized; CAMP reported 19,452 plants seized at 6 sites.
Mendocino County: DCE/SP reported 332,673 plants seized; CAMP reported 231,802 plants seized at 69 sites.
Merced County: DCE/SP reported 22,266 plants seized; CAMP reported 177 plants seized at 2 sites.
Modoc County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 2,580 plants seized at 1 site.
Mono County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 4,644 plants seized at 1 site.
Monterey County: DCE/SP reported 94,004 plants seized; CAMP reported 60,394 plants seized at 6 sites.
Napa County: DCE/SP reported 109,072 plants seized; CAMP reported 120,706 plants seized at 31 sites.
Nevada County: DCE/SP reported 2,841 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Placer County: DCE/SP reported 14,931 plants seized; CAMP reported 3,924 plants seized at 3 sites.
Plumas County: DCE/SP reported 577 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Riverside County: DCE/SP reported 315,397 plants seized; CAMP reported 59,966 plants seized at 14 sites.
San Benito County: DCE/SP reported 55,435 plants seized; CAMP reported 1,216 plants seized at 1 sites.
San Bernardino County: DCE/SP reported 108,772 plants seized; CAMP reported 90,233 plants seized at 19 sites.
San Diego County: DCE/SP reported 314,323 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
San Joaquin County: DCE/SP reported 16,560 plants seized; CAMP reported 7,290 plants seized at 2 sites.
San Luis Obispo County: DCE/SP reported 39,639 plants seized; CAMP reported 22,158 plants seized at 5 sites.
San Mateo County: DCE/SP reported 19,184 plants seized; CAMP reported 11,090 plants seized at 5 sites.
Santa Barbara County: DCE/SP reported 67,556 plants seized; CAMP reported 58,008 plants seized at 13 sites.
Santa Clara County: DCE/SP reported 176,502 plants seized; CAMP reported 76,278 plants seized at 11 sites.
Santa Cruz County: DCE/SP reported 30,368 plants seized; CAMP reported 5,990 plants seized at 2 sites.
Shasta County: DCE/SP reported 407,386 plants seized; CAMP reported 394,375 plants seized at 60 sites.
Siskiyou County: DCE/SP reported 289,394 plants seized; CAMP reported 2,575 plants seized at 1 site.
Solano County: DCE/SP reported 14,029 plants seized; CAMP reported 7,289 plants seized at 1 site.
Sonoma County: DCE/SP reported 145,132 plants seized; CAMP reported 71,364 plants seized at 15 sites.
Stanislaus County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 1,466 plants seized at 1 sites.
Tehama County: DCE/SP reported 32,076 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Trinity County: DCE/SP reported 213,303 plants seized; CAMP reported 92,971 plants seized at 24 sites.
Tulare County: DCE/SP reported 474,215 plants seized; CAMP reported 395,489 plants seized at 52 sites.
Tuolumne County: DCE/SP reported 93,930 plants seized; CAMP reported 57,483 plants seized at 14 sites.
Ventura County: DCE/SP reported 58,615 plants seized; CAMP reported 0 plants seized at 0 sites.
Yolo County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 8,924 plants seized at 3 sites.
Yuba County: DCE/SP reported 0 plants seized; CAMP reported 11,251 plants seized at 2 sites.

Source: Drug Enforcement Administration, San Francisco Field Division; Campaign Against Marijuana Planting.

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Figure 4. Outdoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated and Sites Seized in Oregon, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of outdoor cannabis plants eradicated and sites seized plants in Oregon, by County, in 2008.

Baker = Oregon Department of Justice reported 2,200 plants seized at 1 site.
Benton = Oregon Department of Justice reported 46 plants seized at 4 sites.
Clackamas = Oregon Department of Justice reported 2 plants seized at 1 site.
Clatsop = Oregon Department of Justice reported 24 plants seized at 1 site.
Columbia = Oregon Department of Justice reported 71 plants seized at 5 sites.
Curry = Oregon Department of Justice reported 468 plants seized at 2 sites.
Deschutes = Oregon Department of Justice reported 24 plants seized at 1 site.
Douglas = Oregon Department of Justice reported 9,885 plants seized at 35 sites.
Hood River = Oregon Department of Justice reported 7,098 plants seized at 5 sites.
Jackson = Oregon Department of Justice reported 293 plants seized at 23 sites.
Jefferson = Oregon Department of Justice reported 20,865 plants seized at 5 sites.
Josephine = Oregon Department of Justice reported 35 plants seized at 1 site.
Lane = Oregon Department of Justice reported 6,401 plants seized at 19 sites.
Lincoln = Oregon Department of Justice reported 713 plants seized at 8 sites.
Linn = Oregon Department of Justice reported 150 plants seized at 14 sites.
Malheur = Oregon Department of Justice reported 1,603 plants seized at 1 site.
Marion = Oregon Department of Justice reported 65 plants seized at 7 sites.
Morrow = Oregon Department of Justice reported 9,226 plants seized at 6 sites.
Multnomah = Oregon Department of Justice reported 189 plants seized at 5 sites.
Polk = Oregon Department of Justice reported 69 plants seized at 2 sites.
Tillamook = Oregon Department of Justice reported 4,287 plants seized at 10 sites.
Umatilla = Oregon Department of Justice reported 1 plant seized at 1 site.
Union = Oregon Department of Justice reported 60 plants seized at 1 site.
Wasco = Oregon Department of Justice reported 5,880 plants seized at 1 site.
Washington = Oregon Department of Justice reported 603 plants seized at 2 sites.
Yamhill = Oregon Department of Justice reported 6,662 plants seized at 16 sites.

Source: Oregon Department of Justice.

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Figure 5. Indoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated in Oregon, by County, 2008

Map showing number of indoor cannabis plants eradicated in Oregon, by County, in 2008.

Baker = Oregon Department of Justice reported 5 plants seized at 1 site.
Benton = Oregon Department of Justice reported 9 plants seized at 1 site.
Clackamas = Oregon Department of Justice reported 689 plants seized at 7 sites.
Clatsop = Oregon Department of Justice reported 6 plants seized at 1 site.
Columbia = Oregon Department of Justice reported 114 plants seized at 2 sites.
Coos = Oregon Department of Justice reported 11 plants seized at 1 site.
Deschutes = Oregon Department of Justice reported 943 plants seized at 21 sites.
Douglas = Oregon Department of Justice reported 696 plants seized at 22 sites.
Jackson = Oregon Department of Justice reported 227 plants seized at 4 sites.
Josephine = Oregon Department of Justice reported 13 plants seized at 2 sites.
Klamath = Oregon Department of Justice reported 83 plants seized at 7 sites.
Lane = Oregon Department of Justice reported 2,547 plants seized at 43 sites.
Lincoln = Oregon Department of Justice reported 251 plants seized at 3 sites.
Linn = Oregon Department of Justice reported 249 plants seized at 6 sites.
Marion = Oregon Department of Justice reported 303 plants seized at 10 sites.
Morrow = Oregon Department of Justice reported 9 plants seized at 1 site.
Multnomah = Oregon Department of Justice reported 2,615 plants seized at 49 sites.
Polk = Oregon Department of Justice reported 69 plants seized at 2 sites.
Umatilla = Oregon Department of Justice reported 21 plants seized at 4 sites.
Wasco = Oregon Department of Justice reported 9 plants seized at 1 site.
Washington = Oregon Department of Justice reported 5 plants seized at 1 site.

Source: Oregon Department of Justice.

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Figure 6. Outdoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated and Sites Seized in Washington, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of outdoor cannabis plants eradicated and sites seized in Washington, by County, in 2008.

Adams = Washington State Patrol reported 2,257 plants seized at 9 sites.
Benton = Washington State Patrol reported 43,021 plants seized at 16 sites.
Chelan = Washington State Patrol reported 85,961 plants seized at 8 sites.
Clark = Washington State Patrol reported 8,404 plants seized at 4 sites.
Columbia = Washington State Patrol reported 11,500 plants seized at 4 sites.
Cowlitz = Washington State Patrol reported 5,489 plants seized at 0 sites.
Douglas = Washington State Patrol reported 33 plants seized at 3 sites.
Ferry = Washington State Patrol reported 5,140 plants seized at 2 sites.
Franklin = Washington State Patrol reported 14,360 plants seized at 18 sites.
Grant = Washington State Patrol reported 25,636 plants seized at 21 sites.
Grays Harbor = Washington State Patrol reported 257 plants seized at 9 sites.
Island = Washington State Patrol reported 2 plants seized at 1 site.
Jefferson = Washington State Patrol reported 13 plants seized at 1 site.
King = Washington State Patrol reported 506 plants seized at 2 sites.
Kitsap = Washington State Patrol reported 103 plants seized at 3 sites.
Klickitat = Washington State Patrol reported 22,876 plants seized at 2 sites.
Lewis = Washington State Patrol reported 2,589 plants seized at 5 sites.
Lincoln = Washington State Patrol reported 29 plants seized at 2 sites.
Mason = Washington State Patrol reported 72 plants seized at 1 sites.
Okanogan = Washington State Patrol reported 10,526 plants seized at 2 sites.
Pacific = Washington State Patrol reported 95 plants seized at 5 sites.
Pend Oreille = Washington State Patrol reported 23 plants seized at 2 sites.
Pierce = Washington State Patrol reported 801 plants seized at 6 sites.
San Juan = Washington State Patrol reported 3 plants seized at 1 site.
Skagit = Washington State Patrol reported 6,993 plants seized at 10 sites.
Skamania = Washington State Patrol reported 4,310 plants seized at 6 sites.
Snohomish = Washington State Patrol reported 85 plants seized at 1 site.
Spokane = Washington State Patrol reported 127 plants seized at 5 sites.
Stevens = Washington State Patrol reported 24,540 plants seized at 10 sites.
Thurston = Washington State Patrol reported 883 plants seized at 3 sites.
Walla Walla = Washington State Patrol reported 31,449 plants seized at 4 sites.
Whatcom = Washington State Patrol reported 16,799 plants seized at 5 sites.
Yakima = Washington State Patrol reported 214,036 plants seized at 39 sites.

Source: Washington State Patrol.

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Figure 7. Indoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated in Washington, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of indoor cannabis plants eradicated in Washington, by County, in 2008.

In 2008, King County eradicated 10,000 or more indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, Snohomish County eradicated between 5,000 and 9,999 indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 1,000 and 4,999 indoor cannabis plants are Thurston, Pierce, and Spokane.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 500 and 999 indoor cannabis plants are Skagit, Jefferson, Lewis, and Clark.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 100 and 499 indoor cannabis plants are Island, Whatcom, Chelan, Stevens, Grays Harbor, Mason, Pacific, and Yakima.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 50 and 99 indoor cannabis plants are Skamania and Benton.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 1 and 49 indoor cannabis plants are Clallam, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, and Whitman.

In 2008, the counties in which no eradication of indoor cannabis plants was reported are San Juan, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Kittitas, Okanogan, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Adams, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin.

Source: Washington State Patrol.

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Figure 8. Outdoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated and Sites Seized in Kentucky, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of outdoor cannabis plants eradicated and sites seized in Kentucky, by County, in 2008.

Adair = Kentucky State Police reported 2,092 plants seized at 66 sites.
Allen = Kentucky State Police reported 154 plants seized at 5 sites.
Anderson = Kentucky State Police reported 207 plants seized at 13 sites.
Barren = Kentucky State Police reported 3,663 plants seized at 92 sites.
Bath = Kentucky State Police reported 107 plants seized at 4 sites.
Bell = Kentucky State Police reported 19,397 plants seized at 175 site.
Bourbon = Kentucky State Police reported 3,189 plants seized at 1 site.
Boyd = Kentucky State Police reported 9 plants seized at 1 site.
Boyle = Kentucky State Police reported 445 plants seized at 27 sites.
Bracken = Kentucky State Police reported 39 plants seized at 2 sites.
Breathitt = Kentucky State Police reported 11,614 plants seized at 272 sites.
Breckenridge = Kentucky State Police reported 426 plants seized at 34 sites.
Bullitt = Kentucky State Police reported 136 plants seized at 2 sites.
Caldwell = Kentucky State Police reported 6,144 plants seized at 22 sites.
Calloway = Kentucky State Police reported 57 plants seized at 10 sites.
Carlisle = Kentucky State Police reported 122 plants seized at 3 sites.
Carroll = Kentucky State Police reported 14 plants seized at 1 site.
Carter = Kentucky State Police reported 1,586 plants seized at 11 sites.
Casey = Kentucky State Police reported 4,860 plants seized at 61 sites.
Christian = Kentucky State Police reported 7,279 plants seized at 45 sites.
Clark = Kentucky State Police reported 150 plants seized at 3 sites.
Clay = Kentucky State Police reported 13,460 plants seized at 284 sites.
Clinton = Kentucky State Police reported 1,460 plants seized at 20 sites.
Crittenden = Kentucky State Police reported 3,304 plants seized at 10 sites.
Cumberland = Kentucky State Police reported 366 plants seized at 5 sites.
Daviess = Kentucky State Police reported 576 plants seized at 6 sites.
Edmonson = Kentucky State Police reported 135 plants seized at 4 sites.
Elliot = Kentucky State Police reported 957 plants seized at 8 sites.
Estill = Kentucky State Police reported 591 plants seized at 15 sites.
Fleming = Kentucky State Police reported 919 plants seized at 9 sites.
Floyd = Kentucky State Police reported 7,194 plants seized at 111 sites.
Franklin = Kentucky State Police reported 285 plants seized at 18 sites.
Gallatin = Kentucky State Police reported 30 plants seized at 2 sites.
Garrard = Kentucky State Police reported 1,275 plants seized at 12 sites.
Grant = Kentucky State Police reported 25 plants seized at 4 sites.
Graves = Kentucky State Police reported 215 plants seized at 43 sites.
Grayson = Kentucky State Police reported 550 plants seized at 28 sites.
Green = Kentucky State Police reported 1,351 plants seized at 46 sites.
Greenup = Kentucky State Police reported 3,884 plants seized at 6 sites.
Hardin = Kentucky State Police reported 1,446 plants seized at 26 sites.
Harlan = Kentucky State Police reported 54,678 plants seized at 100 sites.
Harrison = Kentucky State Police reported 529 plants seized at 7 sites.
Hart = Kentucky State Police reported 3,778 plants seized at 34 sites.
Henderson = Kentucky State Police reported 550 plants seized at 7 sites.
Henry = Kentucky State Police reported 118 plants seized at 5 sites.
Hopkins = Kentucky State Police reported 2,707 plants seized at 29 sites.
Jackson = Kentucky State Police reported 7,043 plants seized at 173 sites.
Jessamine = Kentucky State Police reported 4 plants seized at 1 site.
Johnson = Kentucky State Police reported 2,055 plants seized at 20 sites.
Kenton = Kentucky State Police reported 135 plants seized at 7 sites.
Knott = Kentucky State Police reported 10,169 plants seized at 107 sites.
Knox = Kentucky State Police reported 24,246 plants seized at 356 sites.
Larue = Kentucky State Police reported 2,403 plants seized at 43 sites.
Laurel = Kentucky State Police reported 2,123 plants seized at 61 sites.
Lawrence = Kentucky State Police reported 4,367 plants seized at 14 sites.
Lee = Kentucky State Police reported 1,111 plants seized at 25 sites.
Leslie = Kentucky State Police reported 4,385 plants seized at 114 sites.
Letcher = Kentucky State Police reported 12,451 plants seized at 200 sites.
Lewis = Kentucky State Police reported 3,676 plants seized at 26 sites.
Lincoln = Kentucky State Police reported 1,849 plants seized at 63 sites.
Livingston = Kentucky State Police reported 1,865 plants seized at 20 sites.
Logan = Kentucky State Police reported 837 plants seized at 9 sites.
Lyon = Kentucky State Police reported 140 plants seized at 1 sites.
Madison = Kentucky State Police reported 202 plants seized at 7 sites.
Magoffin = Kentucky State Police reported 1,566 plants seized at 24 sites.
Marion = Kentucky State Police reported 2,704 plants seized at 77 sites.
Marshall = Kentucky State Police reported 422 plants seized at 6 sites.
Martin = Kentucky State Police reported 180 plants seized at 4 sites.
Mason = Kentucky State Police reported 334 plants seized at 6 sites.
McCreary = Kentucky State Police reported 6 plants seized at 1 site.
Meade = Kentucky State Police reported 1,742 plants seized at 25 sites.
Menifee = Kentucky State Police reported 73 plants seized at 3 sites.
Mercer = Kentucky State Police reported 171 plants seized at 3 sites.
Metcalfe = Kentucky State Police reported 163 plants seized at 6 sites.
Monroe = Kentucky State Police reported 6,277 plants seized at 101 sites.
Montgomery = Kentucky State Police reported 39 plants seized at 1 site.
Morgan = Kentucky State Police reported 9 plants seized at 2 sites.
Muhlenberg = Kentucky State Police reported 2,231 plants seized at 5 sites.
Nelson = Kentucky State Police reported 1,135 plants seized at 34 sites.
Ohio = Kentucky State Police reported 2,358 plants seized at 16 sites.
Owen = Kentucky State Police reported 38 plants seized at 4 sites.
Owsley = Kentucky State Police reported 12,464 plants seized at 220 sites.
Pendleton = Kentucky State Police reported 822 plants seized at 5 sites.
Perry = Kentucky State Police reported 11,997 plants seized at 207 sites.
Pike = Kentucky State Police reported 10,809 plants seized at 78 sites.
Powell = Kentucky State Police reported 32 plants seized at 7 sites.
Pulaski = Kentucky State Police reported 1,114 plants seized at 32 sites.
Robertson = Kentucky State Police reported 24 plants seized at 1 site.
Rockcastle = Kentucky State Police reported 3,038 plants seized at 42 sites.
Rowan = Kentucky State Police reported 189 plants seized at 9 sites.
Russell = Kentucky State Police reported 512 plants seized at 9 sites.
Shelby = Kentucky State Police reported 458 plants seized at 17 sites.
Simpson = Kentucky State Police reported 115 plants seized at 1 site.
Spencer = Kentucky State Police reported 20 plants seized at 2 sites.
Taylor = Kentucky State Police reported 4,434 plants seized at 83 sites.
Todd = Kentucky State Police reported 583 plants seized at 7 sites.
Trigg = Kentucky State Police reported 1,265 plants seized at 14 sites.
Trimble = Kentucky State Police reported 3,807 plants seized at 2 sites.
Union = Kentucky State Police reported 2,750 plants seized at 24 sites.
Warren = Kentucky State Police reported 173 plants seized at 8 sites.
Washington = Kentucky State Police reported 3,478 plants seized at 44 sites.
Wayne = Kentucky State Police reported 14,494 plants seized at 96 sites.
Webster = Kentucky State Police reported 786 plants seized at 8 sites.
Whitley = Kentucky State Police reported 12,313 plants seized at 192 sites.
Wolfe = Kentucky State Police reported 1,644 plants seized at 23 sites.
Woodford = Kentucky State Police reported 135 plants seized at 1 site.

Source: Kentucky State Police.

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Figure 9. Indoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated in Kentucky, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of indoor cannabis plants eradicated in Kentucky, by County, in 2008.

In 2008, there were no counties that eradicated 10,000 or more indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, there were no counties that eradicated between 5,000 and 9,999 indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, Wayne County eradicated between 1,000 and 4,999 indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, Spencer County eradicated between 500 and 999 indoor cannabis plants.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 100 and 499 indoor cannabis plants are Breckinridge, Washington, Garrard, Bath, and Carter.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 50 and 99 indoor cannabis plants are Hopkins, Nelson, Rockcastle, and Laurel.

In 2008, the counties that eradicated between 1 and 49 indoor cannabis plants are Caldwell, Christian, Ohio, Warren, Allen, Barren, Hart, Larue, Meade, Trimble, Franklin, Grant, Campbell, Mason, Rowan, Elliott, Wolfe, Floyd, Martin, Russell, and McCreary.

In 2008, no other Kentucky county reported any eradication of indoor cannabis plants.

Source: Kentucky State Police.

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Figure 10. Outdoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated and Sites Seized in Tennessee, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of outdoor cannabis plants eradicated and sites seized in Tennessee, by County, in 2008.

Anderson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 71 plants seized at 3 sites.
Benton = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 5,253 plants seized at 8 sites.
Bledsoe = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 7,281 plants seized at 12 sites.
Blount = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 125 plants seized at 3 sites.
Bradley = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 3 plants seized at 1 site.
Campbell = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 3,348 plants seized at 19 sites.
Cannon = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 11 plants seized at 1 site.
Carroll = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 566 plants seized at 5 sites.
Cheatham = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 860 plants seized at 3 sites.
Chester = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 119 plants seized at 2 sites.
Claiborne = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 505 plants seized at 6 sites.
Clay = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,941 plants seized at 4 sites.
Cocke = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 359,685 plants seized at 16 sites.
Coffee = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 341 plants seized at 2 sites.
Cumberland = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 34,402 plants seized at 69 sites.
Decatur = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 7,905 plants seized at 11 sites.
DeKalb = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 459 plants seized at 2 sites.
Dickson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 602 plants seized at 7 sites.
Dyer = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 811 plants seized at 5 sites.
Fentress = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 7,560 plants seized at 20 sites.
Franklin = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 987 plants seized at 5 sites.
Gibson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 432 plants seized at 4 sites.
Giles = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,360 plants seized at 5 sites.
Grainger = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 225 plants seized at 4 sites.
Greene = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 336 plants seized at 5 sites.
Grundy = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 619 plants seized at 1 site.
Hamblen = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 20 plants seized at 1 site.
Hancock = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 275 plants seized at 3 sites.
Hardeman = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 108 plants seized at 2 sites.
Hardin = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 513 plants seized at 6 sites.
Henderson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 300 plants seized at 5 sites.
Henry = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 4,064 plants seized at 7 sites.
Hickman = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 11,403 plants seized at 12 sites.
Houston = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 289 plants seized at 4 sites.
Humphreys = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 507 plants seized at 5 sites.
Jackson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,386 plants seized at 3 sites.
Jefferson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 450 plants seized at 2 sites.
Lake = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,429 plants seized at 9 sites.
Lawrence = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 17,536 plants seized at 20 sites.
Lewis = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 4,391 plants seized at 15 sites.
Lincoln = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,364 plants seized at 1 site.
Loudon = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 448 plants seized at 4 sites.
Macon = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 4,072 plants seized at 5 sites.
Marion = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,200 plants seized at 4 sites.
Maury = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 299 plants seized at 5 sites.
McMinn = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 289 plants seized at 7 sites.
McNairy = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 229 plants seized at 4 sites.
Meigs = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 200 plants seized at 1 site.
Monroe = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 205 plants seized at 3 sites.
Montgomery = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 300 plants seized at 3 sites.
Moore = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 349 plants seized at 2 sites.
Morgan = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,692 plants seized at 7 sites.
Obion = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 440 plants seized at 5 sites.
Overton = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 3,477 plants seized at 13 sites.
Perry = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 2,685 plants seized at 9 sites.
Pickett = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 54 plants seized at 2 sites.
Polk = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 50 plants seized at 1 site.
Putnam = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 376 plants seized at 2 sites.
Rhea = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 6,154 plants seized at 11 sites.
Roane = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 721 plants seized at 10 sites.
Robertson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 150 plants seized at 1 site.
Rutherford = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 438 plants seized at 6 sites.
Scott = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 851 plants seized at 6 sites.
Sequatchie = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 1,721 plants seized at 7 sites.
Sevier = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 209 plants seized at 3 sites.
Smith = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 751 plants seized at 4 sites.
Stewart = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 472 plants seized at 5 sites.
Tipton = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 360 plants seized at 3 sites.
Trousdale = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 517 plants seized at 2 sites.
Union = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 424 plants seized at 5 sites.
Van Buren = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 9,436 plants seized at 20 sites.
Wayne = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 19,325 plants seized at 23 sites.
Weakley = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 673 plants seized at 6 sites.
Williamson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 280 plants seized at 3 sites.
Wilson = Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported 633 plants seized at 3 sites.

Source: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

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Figure 11. Outdoor Cannabis Plants Eradicated and Sites Seized in West Virginia, by County, 2008

Map showing the number of outdoor cannabis plants eradicated and sites seized in West Virginia, by County, in 2008.

Barbour = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 57 plants seized at 1 site.
Berkeley = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 52 plants seized at 1 site.
Boone = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 4,995 plants seized at 14 sites.
Braxton = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 8 plants seized at 1 site.
Cabell = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 703 plants seized at 4 sites.
Calhoun = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 303 plants seized at 2 sites.
Clay = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 153 plants seized at 5 sites.
Doddridge = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 50 plants seized at 1 site.
Fayette = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 3,705 plants seized at 16 sites.
Grant = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 30,500 plants seized at 3 sites.
Greenbrier = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 38 plants seized at 1 site.
Hampshire = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 891 plants seized at 1 site.
Hancock = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 8 plants seized at 1 site.
Hardy = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 22,005 plants seized at 1 site.
Harrison = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 317 plants seized at 10 sites.
Jackson = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 795 plants seized at 1 site.
Kanawha = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 4,845 plants seized at 10 sites.
Lewis = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 3 plants seized at 1 site.
Lincoln = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 1,724 plants seized at 9 sites.
Logan = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 9,065 plants seized at 23 sites.
Marion = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 104 plants seized at 1 site.
Mason = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 10,638 plants seized at 23 sites.
McDowell = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 7,988 plants seized at 11 site.
Mercer = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 1,408 plants seized at 5 sites.
Mingo = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 15,714 plants seized at 21 sites.
Monongalia = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 1 plant seized at 1 site.
Nicholas = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 1,259 plants seized at 2 sites.
Pendleton = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 515 plants seized at 1 site.
Pocahontas = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 15 plants seized at 1 site.
Putnam = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 591 plants seized at 1 site.
Raleigh = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 847 plants seized at 1 site.
Randolph = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 346 plants seized at 4 sites.
Ritchie = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 395 plants seized at 2 sites.
Roane = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 83 plants seized at 1 site.
Summers = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 115 plants seized at 1 site.
Tucker = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 150 plants seized at 1 site.
Tyler = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 34 plants seized at 1 site.
Wayne = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 16,732 plants seized at 27 sites.
Webster = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 50 plants seized at 1 site.
Wirt = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 35 plants seized at 3 sites.
Wood = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 7 plants seized at 1 site.
Wyoming = West Virginia State Police and National Guard report 6,461 plants seized at 4 sites.

Source: West Virginia State Police; West Virginia National Guard.

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Figure 12. Number of Plants Eradicated From Federal Lands, 2004-2008*

Chart showing the number of eradicated plants from Federal lands, from 2004 to 2008.

In 2004, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service reported 718,447 eradicated plants from Federal lands; the U.S. Department of the Interior reported 294,641 eradicated plants.

In 2005, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service reported 992,264 eradicated plants from Federal lands; the U.S. Department of the Interior reported 263,005 eradicated plants.

In 2006, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service reported 1,245,324 eradicated plants from Federal lands; the U.S. Department of the Interior reported 590,352 eradicated plants.

In 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service reported 2,176,952 eradicated plants from Federal lands; the U.S. Department of the Interior reported 715,071 eradicated plants.

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service reported 3,079,923* eradicated plants from Federal lands; the U.S. Department of the Interior reported 963,308* eradicated plants.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior.
*USFS data as of February 12, 2009. DOI data as of January 21, 2009.

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Figure 13. Number of Cannabis Plants Eradicated, by National Forest, 2008

Map showing the number of cannabis plants eradicated, by National Forest, in 2008.

Region 1 consists of Montana and North Dakota. In 2008, 5 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. In Montana, 5 plants were eradicated in the Flathead National Forest.

Region 2 consists of Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. In 2008, no cannabis plants were eradicated in National Forests in this region.

Region 3 consists of Arizona and New Mexico. In 2008, 11,555 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. In New Mexico, 475 plants were eradicated in Carson National Forest. In Arizona, 4,215 plants were eradicated in the Coconino National Forest; 6,862 plants in the Tonto National Forest; and 3 plants in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

Region 4 consists of Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. In 2008, 60,200 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. In Idaho, 15,537 plants were eradicated in the Boise National Forest. In Utah, 17,800 plants were eradicated in the Fishlake National Forest and 26,863 plants in the Dixie National Forest. No cannabis plants were eradicated in National Forests in Nevada.

Region 5 consists of California. In 2008, 2,456,235 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. 52,724 plants were eradicated the Six Rivers National Forest; 47,525 plants in the Klamath National Forest; 3,591 plants in the Modoc National Forest; 253,346 plants in the Shasta National Forest; 253,346 plants in the Trinity National Forest; 380,654 plants in the Mendocino National Forest; 57,856 plants in the Lassen National Forest; 37,805 plants in the Plumas National Forest; 12,658 plants in the Tahoe National Forest; 5,046 plants in the Eldorado National Forest; 86,594 plants in the Stanislaus National Forest; 34,137 plants in the Inyo National Forest; 191,709 plants in the Sierra National Forest; 221,498 plants in the Los Padres National Forest; 372,986 plants in the Sequoia National Forest; 321,022 plants in the Angeles National Forest; 299,215 plants in the San Bernardino National Forest; and 77,869 plants in the Cleveland National Forest.

Region 6 consists of Oregon and Washington. In 2008, 148,473 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. In Oregon, 18 plants were eradicated in the Rogue River National Forest; 6,456 plants in the Siskiyou National Forest; 3,870 plants in the Siuslaw National Forest; 3,685 plants in the Deschutes National Forest; 10,300 plants in the Ochoco National Forest; 19,393 plants in the Umatilla National Forest; 8,102 plants in the Mount Hood National Forest; and 20,856 plants in the Columbia River Gorge National Forest. In Washington, 18 plants were eradicated in the Olympic National Forest; 75,579 plants in the Wenatchee National Forest; and 196 plants in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Region 8 consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Washington DC. In 2008, 394,097 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. In Texas, 1,825 plants were eradicated in National Forests. In Arkansas, 24 plants were eradicated in the Ozark National Forest; 24 plants in the Saint Francis National Forest; and 72 plants in the Ouachita National Forest. In Florida, 34 plants were eradicated in National Forests. In South Carolina, 1 plant was eradicated in the Sumter National Forest and 1 plant in the Francis Marion National Forest. In North Carolina, 140 plants were eradicated in National Forests. In Tennessee, 375,000 plants were eradicated in the Cherokee National Forest. In Kentucky, 16,053 plants were eradicated in the Daniel Boone National Forest. In Virginia, 948 plants were eradicated in the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests. No cannabis plants were eradicated in National Forests in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Washington DC.

Region 9 consists of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. In 2008, 9,358 cannabis plants were eradicated in this region. In Minnesota, 50 plants were eradicated in the Chippewa National Forest. In Wisconsin, 9,010 plants were eradicated in the Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests. In Michigan, 77 plants were eradicated in the Hiawatha National Forest. In Missouri, 30 plants were eradicated in the Mark Twain National Forest. In Pennsylvania, 52 plants were eradicated in the Allegheny National Forest. In West Virginia, 1 plant was in the eradicated Monongahela National Forest. No cannabis plants were eradicated in National Forests in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service; Law Enforcement and Investigations Management Attainment Reporting System reporting as of February 12, 2009. Regional boundaries defined by Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigation.

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Figure 14. Marijuana-Related Admissions to Publicly Funded Treatment Facilities, 1994-2006

Chart showing the number of marijuana-related admissions to publicly funded treatment facilities, from 1994 to 2006.

In 1994, the number of marijuana-related admissions to publicly funded treatment facilities was 142,906; 171,344 in 1995; 192,918 in 1996; 197,840 in 1997; 220,173 in 1998; 232,105 in 1999; 250,641 in 2000; 265,424 in 2001; 289,092 in 2002; 273,448 in 2003; 287,176 in 2004; 301,131 in 2005; and 301,181 in 2006.

Source: Treatment Episode Data Set.

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