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标题：Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program: Threat Assessment, Counter-drug Strategy, Position, and Conclusion
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作者：Julie Sutton ; Chris Gibson
期刊名称：Oregon Law Review
印刷版ISSN：0196-2043
出版年度：2013
卷号：91
期号：4
出版社：Oregon Law Review
摘要：Methamphetamine and marijuana use and trafficking remain widespread in Oregon. These two drugs reflect the state’s primary drug threats, followed by heroin, controlled prescription drugs, cocaine, and designer drugs. Methamphetamine use remains at a high level in the state. The drug continues to be available in the form of “crystal meth” or “ice” as Mexican drug traffickers import the finished product from laboratories outside Oregon. Marijuana use, cultivation, and trafficking are also expanding. Law enforcement officers report that the size of outdoor marijuana cultivation sites discovered on public and private lands in Oregon has increased since 2006—largely due to the expansion of operations by Mexican national drug trafficking organizations. Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Act, which allows for quantities of marijuana to be grown and used for pain suppression, continues to be exploited by local producers who use it to facilitate illegal cultivation for commercial purposes