Marijuana Grows Are the New "Meth Houses," Says the DEA
As homegrown drug operations go, the meth lab is king. Methamphetamine production is known to contaminate houses and spontaneously combust labs, so attempting it requires a scrappy sensibility and serious attention to detail.
But routine meth usage has never been a reality for more than 0.3% of the US population, despite all its temporary or localized upswings. And over the past few years, data from the US Drug Enforcement Administration shows that meth lab incidents—including lab seizures, dumpsite discoveries and the confiscation of glassware and chemicals—have been in decline.
That might be why the DEA has turned its attention to marijuana. In an intelligence report released in June, the agency said the proliferation of growing operations in Colorado—where pot was legalized for medicinal use in 2000 and recreational use in 2012—is leading to property damage and inter-state trafficking.
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