Police launch operation to close cannabis ‘factories’
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- Police launch operation to close cannabis ‘factories’
- North Dakota tries to pave way for industrial hemp production.
- Police in pledge to close down cannabis farms.
- Cannabis factory plea.
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- Agents Seize, Destroy Estimated $4.5 Million Of Marijuana
Police launch operation to close cannabis ‘factories’
Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 26, 2006
There have been a number of fires. This area is dominated by Vietnamese gangsters using illegal “trafficked” workers. Police identified at least 700 cannabis factories in London alone last year and there is clear evidence that the skunk trade is expanding across the UK, leading to the operation coordinated by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Skunk contains far higher quantities of the chemical THC than herbal or resin-based cannabis. In the mid-1990s only around 10 per cent of cannabis in the UK was believed to be skunk. But the percentage in the last 10 years has spiralled to 60 per cent of the market, a calculation based on police seizures. The growing consumption of skunk will fuel the debate over whether the decision to downgrade cannabis from a Class B to a Class C narcotic in 2004 was appropriate for a new form of the drug which can be between four and seven time stronger than traditional “dope” – and whether the decision had contributed to the growth of skunk.
North Dakota tries to pave way for industrial hemp production.
Free with registration – Agweek (Grand Forks, ND) – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 26, 2006
26–WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A handful of lush, green Manitoba fields are producing crops for a small but thriving business tucked inside a Winnipeg industrial park. It’s a lucrative scenario that may provide a glimpse into North Dakota’s future. The crop is industrial hemp. This month, North Dakota moved one step closer to that milestone, and it is possible that hemp crops will be on the horizon in the spring. In July, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson submitted proposed rules for hemp production to North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. Johnson says the rules were carefully researched and took months to put together… Johnson says the rules were carefully researched and took months to put together. “We passed the law years ago,” Johnson begins, referring to multiple bills approved by past state legislatures and signed by the respective governors legalizing industrial hemp production in North Dakota. The missing ingredient always has been approval by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, which has not recognized the difference between marijuana and industrial hemp. “We could never get a rule implemented because the (state) attorney general always looked at what we were trying to do and said ‘it violates federal law,’” Johnson explains. “After this last session, some of us sat down and did some really extensive brainstorming. ” Johnson says Stenehjem was included in that meeting, and the group also heard from pro-hemp organizations in Washington. “We decided, ‘let’s just design it so that DEA has to sign off on it,’” Johnson remembers.
Police in pledge to close down cannabis farms.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 26, 2006
Police in pledge to close down cannabis farms. | Europe Intelligence Wire (September, 2006).
Cannabis factory plea.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 26, 2006
Cannabis factory plea. | Europe Intelligence Wire (September, 2006). Operation Keymer, involving Notts police and 19 other forces, will… (From Nottingham Evening Post) Police in Notts have pledged to target illegal cannabis factories as part of a national crackdown. Operation Keymer, involving Notts police and 19 other forces, will run for two weeks. The aim is to close down cannabis factories and disrupt and dismantle the criminal networks.
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Press-Enterprise – Press-Enterprise (subscription) – Sep 26, 2006
Supervisors voted 4-1 to join San Bernardino, San Diego and Merced counties' lawsuit against the state of California. Scores of medical marijuana patients attended the meeting to voice their opinions about Planning Commission recommendations that would have regulated dispensaries in the unincorporated areas. Many left in tears, amid shouts of disappointment and anger. After more than a year working with county officials on guidelines for dispensaries, some said they were shocked and disheartened by the board's actions. “We went through all this trouble to be sabotaged at the end,” said Summer Glenny, a coordinator for the Inland Empire Patients Advocates. The lawsuit, which is scheduled for a hearing in November, contends a 2003 state law requiring counties to issue ID cards to medical-marijuana patients with a doctor's recommendation is illegal… Supreme Court ruled that medical-marijuana patients could be prosecuted under federal laws, despite the 1996 voter initiative that gave sick Californians the right to use marijuana on the advice of a physician. Voters in 10 other states have adopted similar initiatives decriminalizing medical marijuana. Supervisor Roy Wilson cast the dissenting vote, saying the board was “sticking its head in the sand. ” He said a ban would force sick patients to go underground to obtain the drug. Wilson said the county and District Attorney Grover Trask have an obligation to carry out state laws, as state Attorney General Bill Lockyer has said they should do.
Agents Seize, Destroy Estimated $4.5 Million Of Marijuana
WISC – Sep 26, 2006
– Authorities made a huge marijuana bust on Monday in western Kenosha County. Kenosha County Sheriff’s officials seized and destroyed more than 2,000 plants that are worth more than $4 million. Authorities said that a hunter tipped off authorities after finding plots of marijuana plants, some growing up to 7 feet tall. The county’s Controlled Substance Unit said that the 2,250 plants had an estimated street value of $4. They were seized and destroyed on MondayAuthorities aren’t disclosing the exact location. The plants were on private property, but the owners said that they had no idea what was growing in the far reaches of their land, WISC-TV reported.