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wre


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Drug growers evade police (New Zealand)
#13298759 - 10/06/10 01:32 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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The number of cannabis plants seized in New Zealand each year is only a "small proportion" of those grown, police say.
A rise in plant seizures since 2000 reflected an increase in illicit growers and targeted action, they said.
More than 140,000 cannabis plants were seized across New Zealand in 2008-09 and 1157 people arrested.
In Canterbury, 66 people were arrested in 2009-10 and 1845 plants seized.
Nationally in 2009-10, the number of plants seized dropped to 118,000, and 912 people were arrested.
Detective Inspector Paul Berry, of the national crime investigation group, said the seized plants were only a fraction of those cultivated.
"It would probably be fair to say we get a small proportion of the potential cannabis harvest out there, both indoor and outdoor," he said.
"There's no way we can fly all the areas to get all the cannabis. We are really looking at areas that are known to be hot spots.
"There will always be users, let's be honest, and it will always be available because people move from outdoor to indoor."
Police said they could not estimate the annual cost of operations to seize cannabis or the number of officer-hours involved.
However, Berry said it was "worth the cost" to target commercial growers.
"We don't go out there hunting down people who smoke a cannabis cigarette in their lounge. We need to concentrate on organised-crime gangs and where the money is being made."
Police estimate each kilogram of cannabis grown creates a social cost of $11,790 and Berry said commercial growing operations were often linked to other crime.
"If you do your research about crime, drug use always features as a driver," he said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4205306/Drug-growers-evade-police
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SuperD
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Re: Drug growers evade police (New Zealand) [Re: wre]
#13298850 - 10/06/10 01:53 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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"We don't go out there hunting down people who smoke a cannabis cigarette in their lounge. We need to concentrate on organised-crime gangs and where the money is being made."
So, let me get this straight. You don't have a problem with people using cannabis in the privacy of their own home, but you do have a problem with the people who grow it and supply it. How about legalizing so you can eliminate the job positions created by those who grow and supply it? If you don't care about the users, this seems like a logical solution.
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Grok
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Re: Drug growers evade police (New Zealand) [Re: SuperD]
#13299325 - 10/06/10 03:28 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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For being a remarkably chill country, I can't suss why kiwis are so hung up on pot. I guess when your biggest problem is being overrun by possums things like pot aren't that far down the list...
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nickc
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Re: Drug growers evade police (New Zealand) [Re: Grok]
#13300180 - 10/06/10 06:24 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Grok said: For being a remarkably chill country, I can't suss why kiwis are so hung up on pot. I guess when your biggest problem is being overrun by possums things like pot aren't that far down the list...
Supposedly we have the second highest rate of weed consumption per capita than any other country except the USA.
Meth (P, crack, ice) is our biggest problem here IMO, pot and meth are the two biggest drugs by far in terms of use and availability mostly because we are so far away from the rest of the world that any serious drug market really needs to have local production and become self-sustained to have any kind of decent supply effect here.
Cocaine for example is super expensive (USD200-300+ per gram) and is an average of 17% purity, and almost impossible to come by.
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Re: Drug growers evade police (New Zealand) [Re: SuperD]
#13300910 - 10/06/10 08:38 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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SuperD said:
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"We don't go out there hunting down people who smoke a cannabis cigarette in their lounge. We need to concentrate on organised-crime gangs and where the money is being made."
So, let me get this straight. You don't have a problem with people using cannabis in the privacy of their own home, but you do have a problem with the people who grow it and supply it. How about legalizing so you can eliminate the job positions created by those who grow and supply it? If you don't care about the users, this seems like a logical solution.
Wow wow wow now don't get to far ahead of yourself ! Come on now "logical" hahahahah? Wait Stop lets be realistic here for a second shall we? Think of the children?
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SuperD
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Re: Drug growers evade police (New Zealand) [Re: Scruffy404]
#13301286 - 10/06/10 09:43 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Scruffy404 said:
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SuperD said:
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"We don't go out there hunting down people who smoke a cannabis cigarette in their lounge. We need to concentrate on organised-crime gangs and where the money is being made."
So, let me get this straight. You don't have a problem with people using cannabis in the privacy of their own home, but you do have a problem with the people who grow it and supply it. How about legalizing so you can eliminate the job positions created by those who grow and supply it? If you don't care about the users, this seems like a logical solution.
Wow wow wow now don't get to far ahead of yourself ! Come on now "logical" hahahahah? Wait Stop lets be realistic here for a second shall we? Think of the children?
Ah yes, the children. How could I forget? Well then, continue on with the oppression!
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   D Manoa said: I need to stop spending all my money on plants and take up a cheaper hobby, like heroin. Looking for Rauhocereus riosaniensis seeds or live specimen(s), me if you have any for trade
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