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18 Contemp. Drug Probs. 191 (1991)
Drug Use among Domestic Marijuana Growers

handle is hein.journals/condp18 and id is 205 raw text is: Contemporary Drug Problems/Summer 1991 Drug use among domestic marijuana growers BY RALPH A. WEISHEIT Ralph Weisheit is on the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University (401 Schroeder Hall, Normal, IL 61761-6901). This paper is part of a larger study of the social location of marijuana growing in the U.S. The business of drugs in the United States has been the subject of study for some time, particularly for heroin and cocaine. Most research focuses on street-level dealing (e.g., Williams, 1989; Mieczkowski, 1986; Carpenter et al., 1988; Fields, 1984, 1986), with a few studies describing upper-level dealers (e.g., Adler, 1985; Mills, 1986). Street-level dealing is generally studied within the context of urban poverty, while studies of upper-level dealers focus on the cosmopolitan and lucrative aspects of the business. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Baltimore, MD, November 1990. This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (VIJ Grant #88-IJ-CX-0016). The opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the National Institute of Justice. Special thanks go to Patrecia Molt and Anna Wells for their assistance in this research. © 1991 by Federal Legal Publications, Inc.