The Nation - News from Jan. 8, 1985
Americans harvested a record $16.6 billion worth of marijuana last year, with increasing amounts grown in personal “victory gardens” in basements and closets, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws said. NORML, which advocates legalization of the substance, estimated in its annual report that the number of people growing their own marijuana indoors for personal use rose by one-third, reaching 4 million. This represents about 13% of the at-least 30 million Americans that NORML says are regular users of marijuana.
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