Meanwhile, acreage used for poppy and marijuana production has risen, according to the US government, to 6,900 and 8,900 hectares, respectively. Restrictions on the transshipment of cocaine from South America to the US have made only a dent in street prices, which spiked in 2008 but have stabilized in 2009 at levels well below their historical highs in the 1990’s.
而与此同时，据美国政府统计，墨西哥境内的罂粟和大麻的种植面积分别扩大到了 6900 公顷和 8900 公顷。对从南美向美国运输可卡因的限制仅仅稍微影响了一下这种毒品的路边交易价，而这一价格在 2008 年暴涨之后在 2009 年稳定了下来，也远低于其 1990 年代的历史高位。