City council has voted to take steps to regulate problem cannabis grow-ops in Winnipeg neighbourhoods.
The issue is complex, as cannabis cultivation, for medical use or commerce, is regulated by the federal government. Cannabis became legal across Canada for people over 18 or 19, depending on the province or territory, in 2018.
In Winnipeg, some people, who’ve been issued a licence to grow medical cannabis abuse the privilege and grow commercial quantities of cannabis, critics say. Some of them say up to 1,500 Winnipeg homes contain commercial-scale grow-ops. Some homes operate up to four medical licences with hundreds of plants.
Many concerned residents have appeared in city delegations over the last two years to speak with councillors about concerns over neighbourhood grow-ops. These concerns include increased organized crime activity, bad smell, lowered property values, destroyed homes and general safety problems.
Cannabis advocate Steven
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