Kansas
The state of Kansas is home to 2,745,690 people and the capitol is Topeka. There are currently 8,965 people who are incarcerated in Kansas. The police will make 16,840 arrests this year for drug charges and 12,770 arrests for DUIs. In Kansas there will be 780 deaths this year for alcohol use and 155 will lose their lives due to drug use.
Methamphetamine is very available all throughout the state. Imported Mexican meth is high in purity and low in cost. While law enforcement is doing its part to make sure that the chemicals used to make the drug are hard to obtain small labs are still being found e.g. motel rooms, vehicles, residents. The cocaine supply in both its form of powder and crack are also available anywhere in the state. Kansas is also said to be the transshipment point for cocaine to Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New York and New Jersey.
Marijuana is the number 1 rated drug as being the most easily accessible and liked. There is a battle between Mexican distributors, who import large loads using the interstate as means of travel and the distributors who grow indoor hydroponics. If a person is found with possession of any amount of marijuana for personal use on their first offense they will receive a misdemeanor, a fine of $2,500 and up to a year in jail.
Living in Kansas is 133,390 marijuana users, 58,415 prescription drug abusers, 21,890 people who use some form of cocaine and 1,240 heroin addicts.
