|
Cannabis Campaigners' Guide News Database result:
|
|
Canada: Seized seeds could have produced 42 million joints: RCMP
CBC News
Tuesday 28 Feb 2006 RCMP officers in Montreal have dismantled an international operation that they allege was selling marijuana seeds over the internet. Investigators claim they seized 200,000 seeds, enough to run 500 grow operations if planted and nurtured correctly. That many plants would have the potential to generate about 42 million joints, reporters were told as police displayed the seized material Tuesday. See-through envelopes each held half a dozen tiny khaki seeds, and carried labels displaying names such as Thai Tingler. Police also showed stacks of high-denomination bills, some bars of gold, several computers and a black T-shirt printed with the URL cannabisworld.com. Sgt.-Maj. André Potvin said the bust will have an impact around the world because the group allegedly operated throughout North America, the United Kingdom and other regions. Police say buyers ordered seeds through six separate websites, and the company allegedly sent them out by mail. Seven people face a total of 49 charges as a result of the investigation, which began in November 2004. Marijuana activists like Marc-Boris Saint-Maurice, founder of the Marijuana Party, said they'll be watching the court case carefully. "There is the impression that seeds are legal in Canada," he said. "This case is unprecedented, so I guess that the upcoming court case is going to be important to try and figure out the actual legal status of seeds." The RCMP say there's nothing to figure out. Selling cannabis seeds is illegal in Canada, and anyone caught doing it will be arrested.
After you have finished reading this article you can click here to go back.
|
This page was created by the Cannabis Campaigners' Guide.
Feel free to link to this page!