You're looking at a 5 pound bag of crystal meth.
"This particular case we have right here, this represents 2000 grams," Lt. Joseph Thomas with the Michigan State Police, Lansing Post said.
It's a lot of meth, and according to MSP, it's becoming more and more common in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.
“It's been an increase, yes,” Lt. Thomas. “They've noticed there's been a change in narcotics trafficking."
Just one of the reasons police say they're seeing this spike in crystal meth is because more people are growing marijuana.
"There's competition in the state of Michigan,” Lt. Thomas said. “The organized drug cartels have transitioned to other drugs, this being one that's easier to come by."
The Lansing city council are working on a medical marijuana ordinance. We told council member Adam Hussain how MSP says the prevalence of marijuana is the reason they're seeing more crystal meth.
"It's scary, it's scary,” Hussain said. “I'm going to be real honest with you. So candidly, that's one of the things I was concerned about."
Brant Johnson is a consultant in the medical marijuana industry. He feels differently:
"I can't say those statistics are incorrect, but I think that's a stretch,” Johnson said. “I think that's a tough nexus to make."
Regardless of the cause, police say the use of crystal meth needs to stop. Lieutenant Thomas says the best way to make that happen is public awareness.
"There's always a stark comparison when you can show that someone will seriously deteriorate themselves by using crystal meth,” Lt. Thomas said. “Physically it destroys them."
