Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Man grew thousands of pounds worth of cannabis after learning how to on YouTube

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2020

A drug dealer, who built a cannabis farm after ‘learning how to on Youtube ‘, has avoided jail. David Warhurst, 63, was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court today (October 26) after previously pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to supply and ... Read More

$2.4M worth of cannabis latest large-scale seizure by OPP in Norfolk County

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2020

Provincial police in Norfoik County have seized an estimated $2.4 million worth of cannabis. The latest seizure is the third raid in just over a month. With the other two, police captured $2.1 million and $796,000 worth of cannabis plants, respectively. In the most recent raid, Norfolk OPP were joined by members of ... Read More

More than 13,000 cannabis plants worth $40m seized in NSW

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2020

The seizure of more than 13,300 cannabis plants on the NSW Mid North Coast is one of the largest ever seen by police. Key points: 13,353 cannabis plants have been seized from three properties on the NSW Mid North Coast Police said the land for the grow houses was likely ... Read More

Cannabis worth $2.4M seized near Waterford

MMP News AuthorOctober 24, 2020

Joanne Garrah, Health Canada’s director of licensing and security for the department’s controlled substances and cannabis branch, told Norfolk’s Police Services Board earlier this month that the over-prescription of medicinal cannabis by physicians “is a concern to us.” Friday, Haldimand-Norfolk MP Diane Finley launched an online petition calling on the ... Read More

Three arrested as €7 million worth of cannabis arriving from Spain seized

MMP News AuthorOctober 24, 2020

Herbal cannabis with an estimated value in excess of €7 million was seized today in a joint operation between gardaí and Revenue Customs officers. 352 kilograms of the illegal drugs arrived in a container from Spain through Dublin Port. The seizure took place as part of “routine profiling” with searches ... Read More

Ontario police seize over $143M worth of illegal cannabis plants in under four months

MMP News AuthorOctober 22, 2020

TORONTO — About 122,000 illegal cannabis plants in Ontario have been seized since July, provincial police confirm. In a news release issued on Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said that they have made 195 arrests in connection with what they call a “takedown of several criminal enterprises exploiting the Health ... Read More