Community response to marijuana grow operations : a guide towards promising practices

Garis, Len (author.). Plecas, Darryl, (author.). Cohen, Irwin M., (author.). McCormick, Amanda V., (author.). Surrey (B.C.), (publisher.). University of the Fraser Valley, (publisher.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Growing marijuana in Canada continues to be a lucrative business, estimated at $6 billion per year in British Columbia alone. RCMP statistics have shown that the number of marijuana plants seized across Canada between 1993 and 2007 increased eight-fold, from about 238,000 plants in 1993 to almost 1.9 million per year in 2007. During that same time frame, the amount of marijuana seized grew almost seven-fold, from 7,314 kilograms to 49,918 kilograms. About 90% of the seizures occurred in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, although some displacement of grow operations to the Prairies and the Maritimes occurred.

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Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (26 pages) : color illustrations.
Publisher: Surrey [British Columbia] : City of Surrey : [2009]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"September 2009." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Message from the Mayor -- Introduction -- Community responses to grow operations -- What has British Columbia done in response to grow operations? -- What has Ontario done in response to grow operatoins? -- What has Alberta done in response to grow operations? -- What are some of the common practices from British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario? -- What legislation exists in the rest of Canada to address the problem of grow operations? To what extent is civil forfeiture legislation being used to respond to marijuana grow operations? -- Why is additional provincial government involvement critical? -- What are some of the efforts by corporations and other organizations to respond to grow operations? -- What are some of the promising next steps or future initiatives? - Conclusion.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.