Quote Originally Posted by HighPopalorum
Alright.. I'll bite your bait. What stats are the DEA tracking, how are they doing so, and what is your evidence in support of this claim?
it's in the article at the top, and I don't find this surprising. I'm sure the DEA has the best MMC / grow directory out there. NOW, what they do with that info is what we are interested in.

The DEA used public records, advertisements and property records to collect the names of the owners of medical marijuana centers. Then agents ran criminal background checks to gather the data.

"The DEA investigates all drug crimes and marijuana is still a schedule one and our job is to know who we are dealing with because we may come into contact with them at some time," Merrill said.