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Marijuana Statistics: by State: Wisconsin
2002 Federal Drug Seizures: Marijuana: 8 kgs.

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Marijuana remains the most readily available and most widely used drug in Wisconsin. Milwaukee and Madison are both major destinations for Mexico-produced marijuana and transshipment points to other areas in the state. This is augmented by local cultivation. Sixty percent of prison inmates test positive for marijuana when entering correctional institutions. Wisconsin authorities further report that one-fourth of all marijuana users also use other drugs. DEA Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay report that marijuana is readily available in multi-kilogram quantities.

Drugs of Abuse
AlcoholCocaine/CrackEcstasy
HeroinInhalantsKetamine
MethMarijuanaNicotine
RitalinSteroids
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Source: DEA.

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