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Posted by FoM on August 10, 1999 at 11:11:32 PT
Mounties are Receiving Many Reports of Outdoor MJ 
Source: Canoe 

FREDERICTON - This year's hot, dry summer may be bad news for most of the province's farmers, but for those who cultivate a less conventional crop - marijuana - conditions have been ideal for a bumper yield.
And Mounties say they plan on searching for and seizing as many of the illegal plants as possible and putting the "farmers" out of business.On Sunday, more than $125,000 worth of marijuana plants were seized following the search of a Prince William residence by the McAdam and Nackawic RCMP with assistance by the Fredericton City Police Dog Services Unit.Constable J. A. Beaulac of RCMP District 2 said the seized plants were being grown both indoors and outdoors, which is a strategy growers use to ensure year-round yields. There were 108 plants growing indoors in a hydroponic system and 50 growing outside.A 21-year-old male and a 21-year-old female were arrested and have been charged with cultivation of marijuana as well as possession of stolen goods. A stolen chainsaw and two stolen all-terrain vehicles were also confiscated in the raid.Last week, RCMP in Rogersville seized 215 mature marijuana plants with an approximate street value of $200,000. More than 1,000 plants have been uncovered by RCMP at various locations on Grand Manan Island in recent weeks. In July, around $30,000 worth of marijuana was seized by members of the RCMP and the Greater Moncton Drug Section in locations near Shediac, Scoudouc, Cormier Village and Cap-Pelé. As well, more than 500 plants were recently pulled by RCMP in wooded areas near Minto.It's the luck of the draw, said Constable Beaulac, regarding authorities hearing about growing operations."There might be an increase in what we see, but that doesn't mean there's an increase in what's actually going on," he said. "We've had some years where we've been fortunate to have citizens see things or we're able to see things, and some years that information is not necessarily available. It's a clandestine operation to start with."RCMP Staff Sergeant Laurie Grant said authorities are receiving more reports of outdoor marijuana cultivation than they have in recent years and he says the weather is at the root of the situation."It's a weed. It sort of thrives in this [hot and dry] weather," he explained. "And it's the time of year. It's the time of year when we start hearing about it."Staff Sgt. Grant said most of the marijuana grown in the province is grown outdoors and is designated for local consumption. He said there have been a few discoveries of sophisticated indoor growing operations, but not as many as the outdoor or simplistic indoor varieties."We've had a couple of what you could call bonafide hydroponic grows in the province. Mostly they are indoor grows. Hydroponics, [have] a self-heating system, a lighting system that goes 24 hours across the plants and then they have several stages of growth. Something in a seedling stage, then a juvenile stage, then a mature plant," he explained. "They keep rotating it so they always have something coming in. That's a genuine hydroponic."Last April, Hampton RCMP seized more than $75,000 of marijuana and growing equipment after raiding a residence in Titusville. They confiscated 43 plants, five grocery bags of harvested marijuana, as well as heat lamps, pots, soil and nutrients. One 36-year-old man was charged in that incident.Staff Sgt. Grant said the majority of indoor operations are less sophisticated and involve plants being grown in soil with simple measures taken to provide proper heat and moisture, but are not as widespread as outdoor marijuana cultivation operations.Tuesday, August 10, 1999By DAN MacCORMAC New Brunswick Telegraph Journal

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Comment #1 posted by jake darsk on June 13, 2001 at 18:51:27 PT:

WHY
Why do the police insist on wasting peoples hard earned taxes on these usless marijuana busts? It doesn't deter people and it makes criminals out of otherwise law abiding people. Do we want to sink to the level of the Americans and throw people in jail for the use of something far less dangerous than alcohol? Maybe we should take the money we waste on marijuana busts and use it to address drunk driving and all the serious problems in our society. I think most people would agree there are many other things we could better use our hard earned tax dollars for.
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