Alabama
Alabama is called home by 4,599,030 residents. The state capital of Alabama is Montgomery.
A sale of marijuana to a minor in Alabama is a felony and carries a 10 year to life sentence. Cultivation of marijuana is also a felony, in which anything under 2.2 lbs carries with it a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years and a $25,000 fine with the possibility of doing 10 to 99 years in prison . A first time possession of marijuana under 2.2 lbs is a class A misdemeanor and carries a sentence of up to 1 year in jail and a $6,000 fine.
It is estimated that the police will be making about 60 DUI arrests and 75 drug related arrests every day in the state of Alabama.
There are a total of 67 counties in Alabama. There are 105 jails that can hold up to 12,852 prisoners. The crime rate is 16% higher than the rest of the country, with 90% of their crime rate coming from property crimes such as thefts, non-violent robberies, and stolen vehicles.
Every month the state of Alabama will lose about 110 people to alcohol related death and 20 to illegal drug overdose.
Methamphetamine is the number one threat to Alabama closely followed up by cocaine. Heroin is becoming more available in certain areas of the state. Hydrocodone has become the more widely abused prescription drug in the state. Marijuana remains the most available and abused drug throughout the state.
