Winnipeg doesn't have bylaws to 'strongly regulate' medical cannabis grow-ops: city plannerPosted by On

Faced with multiple complaints from residents, Winnipeg city council’s property and planning committee has voted to ask the public service to look at whether the municipality can regulate or ban growing cannabis at home.

Councillors on the committee heard from several residents at a Monday meeting who complained about the odour from homes set up to grow cannabis under medicinal licences issued by the federal government.

They also raised fears about the possible involvement of organized crime in such grow-ops.

Provincial regulations in Manitoba prohibit growing cannabis at home for recreational use, but people with federal licences are allowed to grow plants at home for medical purposes.

A recent CBC News I-Team investigation went to 36 homes suspected of housing medical marijuana grow-ops. Most appeared vacant.

Almost all of the houses had security cameras set up outside, and in some cases, cannabis could be smelled from the street. 

On Tuesday, councillors on the…

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