In New York, where ethnographers have reported high levels of marijuana use for almost two years, it appears to have stabilized. Marijuana is used by a wide range of people, young and old and of all ethnicities. In most areas, sources of marijuana are both local and imported, most often from Mexico and the Caribbean.
Sales occur in the street, in small stores and through neighborhood networks of friends.
It is not reported as linked to gang activity nor associated with the sale of heroin or cocaine, except in Georgia and Delaware. In Atlanta, the ethnographer reported that, while some marijuana sellers deal only marijuana, others also sell crack. Data from the household survey also indicate that in the last two years marijuana use among teens has been increasing. The availability and price of marijuana are more variable than for heroin or cocaine. This is true in part because of the many types of marijuana available from both domestic and foreign sources.