Florida's Domestic Marijuana Eradication Program Explained

Unit Name:	Florida’s Domestic Marijuana Eradication Program
Dates:	1981–present
Country:	United States
Agency:	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Drug Enforcement Administration
Type:	multi-agency law enforcement task force
Role:	Law enforcement marijuana eradication
Ops Juris:	Federal Florida
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Website:	Domestic Marijuana Eradication Program

Florida's Domestic Marijuana Eradication Program (FL DME), is a multi-agency state and federal law enforcement program founded in 1981, jointly managed by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide funding for local law enforcement agencies’ efforts to eradicate illegal cannabis cultivation and trafficking in Florida.^{[1] [2]}

The program, formed in 1981,^[3] includes the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, and 45 sheriff's and police departments across Florida.^[4]

See also

• War on Drugs
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program

References

1. Web site: Ideal State Level Marijuana Investigation & Eradication Program Design . Jason . Poore . University of Wisconsin-Platteville . July 7, 2011 . 2022-01-09.
2. News: Marijuana eradication program uncovering statewide drug growth. Ben Bornstein. March 13, 2013. WUFT. 2022-01-09. en.
3. News: Report: Law agencies destroyed $92 million of marijuana in 1990. May 31, 1991. Fort Myers News-Press . 2022-01-09. en.
4. News: More than $55 million worth of marijuana destroyed in Florida in 2015. September 14, 2016. The Palm Beach Post. 2022-01-09. en.

External links

• Florida’s Domestic Marijuana Eradication Program