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DEA's 'Cannabis Eradicaton Program' Spends Nearly $1 Million Tossing Marijuana Plants In Oregon, Where Recreational Use Is Legal

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Sun, 09/27/2015 - 04:28

In an attempt to police marijuana use on the West Cost, the Drug Enforcement Administration has spent $960,000 to destroy Oregon marijuana plants in 2014. According toNBC affiliate KGW located in Portland, the movement to uproot as many cannabis plants in Oregon as possible is part of the DEA’s “Cannabis Eradication Program.” But many are wondering why the DEA is wasting so much of the population’s tax dollars over removing a plant that is legal in that state for recreational use.

Last year, the DEA reported having removed 16,067 plants from Oregon, amounting to a total of $60 per plant paid by the tax payers. This seems like a lot, but when you compare it to the amount the DEA spends nationally per plant removed ($4.20), it’s borderline outrageous.

KGW says this year the DEA’s budget for removing marijuana plants has decreased, but only slightly. The total amount of funds...

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