North Dakota
North Dakota is home to 636,677 people. The capital is Bismarck. There are 1,327 people in state prison and 3,687 people on probation.
Cocaine and heroin are not viewed as a problem by law enforcement in North Dakota. Methamphetamine has been labeled as the largest drug threat to the citizens of North Dakota. Club drugs such as MDMA are not widely used in the area. Marijuana is being imported from Canada. Much of the marijuana brought into North Dakota is then shipped to other states. Hydrocodone products are becoming an item of abuse throughout the state.
North Dakota has a crime rate 42% lower than the national average. 94% of crime committed in North Carolina is property crime.
Possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana is a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. A positive drug test qualifies as possession. A first time possession can be removed from ones record if they do not commit any further crimes for 2 years. Sale of any amount of marijuana under 100 pounds is a felony with a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a $10,000 fine. If the sale takes place 1,000 feet from a school zone the length of sentence and fine are increased. Anyone convicted of a marijuana crime must undergo a drug addiction evaluation.
Every day the police will make about 8 DUI arrests and 10 drug arrests.
Every month the state of North Dakota will lose about 15 residents to alcohol related death and 3 to illegal drug overdose.
