Domestic marijuana farming becoming a violent trade in the U.K.
Filed under: England
Topics covered : Crime, Drugs, Smoking
Speaking of U.K. drug culture, the Guardian reports that pot farming has grown into a dangerous business:
A rising tide of violence is accompanying a boom in illegal cannabis farms and factories in Britain, according to senior police officers. Nearly 7,000 cannabis farms and factories were uncovered by the police in the past 12 months – more than double the number detected in 2007-08, the Association of Chief Police Officers said.
An Acpo report into the scale of commercial cultivation of cannabis in Britain said that those running the factories were increasingly arming themselves with machetes, sawn-off shotguns and dangerous dogs to deal with rival gangs trying to steal their crops. Booby traps had also been discovered in some factories.
The trade was still largely run by Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants, sometimes aided by young teenagers who had been trafficked into the country. But more white British people than ever were also getting involved, the report said…
For god’s sake, legalize it already. Fully legal, that is. Regulations are fine, of course. Just like liquor and cigarettes. But please, decriminalize the sale and possession of weed.
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