DRUG USE ON UPSWING IN SPOKANE, SAY POLICE
MSNBC Spokane, Washington
CyberCenter@khq.com
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KHQ/
February 28, 1999By Beverly Carr
(Marijuananews note: Carr is the same reporter who gave us
Mfiles
Announced On Local MSNBC In Pure Party Line "Journalism"
Apparently, MSNBC in Spokane has no journalistic standards at all.)
SPOKANE, February 28 - Marijuana has become more potent over the
years. In Spokane, police say it’s as popular as ever.
Last week, Sheriff’s deputies raided a grass growing operation and arrested two
people, but say that’s a drop in the bucket.
Lt. Chan Bailey says part of the problem - is the potency. "In
the 70s, the THC levels were normally around one or two percent, and now it’s common
to see them around 10 percent, and now an extremely well-taken-care-of plant may approach
20-percent THC." THC is the high-inducing chemical in marijuana, and it means
users tend to get a better high from fewer smokes. Bailey says that’s one reason for
the increasing popularity.
See
Marijuana Prohibition
And Potency, Price, And Safety --
"Is Marijuana Stronger Than It Was Back In the '60s, When Everyone Thought It Was
Harmless?"
Analysis By Richard Cowan
and
The Prohibitionists
In Stockholm Reveal The Shocking Truth
About The Potency Of Dutch Marijuana
Authorities are trying to control the growth in use, however, through education, drug
abuse programs and proper punishment.
"We can keep our fingers in the dyke and keep it from getting worse. I think
we’ll have up and downs, and I think Spokane is in an upswing in drug abuse and drug
problems," he says.
(Marijuananews note: Notice that "marijuana" equals
"drug abuse." Of course, there are some marijuana stories that MSNBC
Spokane may not report.)
See
Patients In Eastern
Washington State Continue To Live In Fear; "We’re all scared."
and
Washington State MS
Patient Waits Federal Sentencing For Marijuana Cultivation
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