Grow Ops

• 3 grow ops uncovered southwest of Smiths Falls: OPP

  According to the OPP, three new grow ops have been busted in southwest of Smiths Falls.

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2020
  
• B.C. fire chiefs push for ban on homegrown pot as legalization looms

  With pot to be legally available in stores come October, fire chiefs say there's no reason to be growing it at home.

  Aug 2, 2018
  
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• Aldergrove residents say legal grow-op is loud, smelly and ruining neighbourhood

  Some Aldergrove residents say a government-approved cannabis farm is making their neighbourhood miserable.

  Jul 3, 2018
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• Regulating marijuana grow-ops in West Kelowna

  "There is no such thing as having a tolerance for marihuana dispensaries. Simply put, these dispensaries are illegal."

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2017
• Vernon police release suspects in grow-op raids

  RCMP said the four suspects are not facing charges and the investigation is ongoing.

  Jul 21, 2016
• Mission mulls stronger inspections of suspected grow-ops

  Mission Mayor Randy Hawes is proposing the city adopt similar regulations to Surrey

  Feb 23, 2015
• Federal health minister says her hands tied on marijuana grow ops

  Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose says her hands are tied right now over the growing trend of home-based marijuana grow ops because the matter is before the courts.

  Feb 13, 2015
• Toronto’s vanishing grow-ops fall victim to pot economics

  In 2010, Toronto police found a grow operation as often as once every few days. Now, it's less than two a week. Lower U.S. pot prices are the cause, a lawyer says.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2014
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• Watch: B.C. realtors want a centralized database of former grow-op houses

  The B.C. Real Estate Association says it is prepared to take the provincial government on when it comes to disclosure policies around home sales.

  Oct 4, 2013