[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21833045

Marijuana-scented scratch cards are to be posted to hundreds of households in a bid to detect illegal cannabis farms.

Crimestoppers, which runs the campaign, said the cards would help people to recognise the smell of cannabis and report suspected plantations to police.

The charity said there was a 15% rise in the number of cannabis farms found in homes between 2011 and 2012.

West Yorkshire police area had the largest number of cannabis plantations uncovered in the UK.

According to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), about 1,800 cannabis farms were found in the area by officers between 2010 and 2012.

South Yorkshire had the second highest number with 1,600 farms uncovered in the same period.

Other hotspots included London, where more than 1,200 farms were detected, Greater Manchester, which had 800 plantations uncovered and Humberside, where officers found nearly 300 cultivations.


Andy Bliss, from ACPO, said: "Many people don't realise that the empty, run-down house or flat on their street with people coming and going late at night may actually be a commercial cannabis farm.

"It's not just the stereotype of the remote rural set or disused industrial estate unit.

"These farms are often run by organised criminals [and] they bring crime and anti-social behaviour into local communities causing real harm and leaving people feeling unsafe."

Crimestoppers said growers were moving way from commercial and industrial properties and using homes to cultivate the plants.

The green and black cards release a scent that replicates the actual smell of cannabis during its growing state when scratched.

Check it out, man .....

[Kizzy]

I will look forward to one of these popping through the door then, there were 3 raids on my street last year...

[Tom4784]

If they legalise it they wouldn't have this problem AND they could tax the **** out of it.

[Kizzy]

Urgh, don't start this rubbish again please...
I don't want to live in a half baked world thankyou.

[Jords]

the funk soul brother

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

If they legalise it they wouldn't have this problem AND they could tax the **** out of it.

This 100%

Alcohol is far worse than cannabis and it's legal.

You would never ever get two stoned people fighting on the street on a Saturday night, unless it was to see who could avoid eye contact the quickest.

[Kizzy]

''Drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to cause a vehicle collision as those who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol claims a paper published today on bmj.com.

The paper's authors, from Dalhousie University, reviewed nine studies with a total sample of 49,411 people to determine whether the consumption of cannabis increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision''
http://www.bmj.com/press-releases/20...collision-risk

[Niamh.]

^ So what? You're not allowed drink and drive either

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

^ So what? You're not allowed drink and drive either

So..... we have lot's of problems with one substance personally I wouldn't add another.
I'm not getting into a silly debate over this rubbish again.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

So..... we have lot's of problems with one substance personally I wouldn't add another.
I'm not getting into a silly debate over this rubbish again.

Plenty of things impair driving ability though, tiredness for example, some prescription medication, as well as alcohol.

[Jack_]

Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?

Well actually it's not but hey, it's only a 'silly' debate over some 'rubbish' that couldn't actually prevent a whole load of other social problems...

[InOne]

Weed wouldn't be my drug of choice but I do enjoy it when I smoke it, which isn't often. I can see why people enjoy it so much and it always creates a good vibe in the room.

I'm all for freeing the 'erb

[Ramsay]

excellent idea, throw them devil smokers in jail and lock away the key i say!

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Karl

excellent idea, throw them devil smokers in jail and lock away the key i say!

Bang up them dope-fiends!

[Ramsay]

correct as always omah!

[Patrick]

When are these ******ing bellends going to realize that all of the UK know fully well what Pot smells like, considering most of us either have or do, smoked a few joints now and then.

The sooner they get off their high horse and begin tracking REAL dangers in the country, instead of ******ing chasing a plant less harmless than a box of ******ing Pringles, then the better!

[Patrick]

Swore an awful lot there, sorry about that.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

''Drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to cause a vehicle collision as those who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol claims a paper published today on bmj.com.

The paper's authors, from Dalhousie University, reviewed nine studies with a total sample of 49,411 people to determine whether the consumption of cannabis increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision''
http://www.bmj.com/press-releases/20...collision-risk

No offense but would you give it a rest with your ridiculous anti-cannabis attitude? Jesus and Dezzy are 100% right.

[Livia]

So these marijuana-scented scratch cards... Are they good to smoke?

[Me. I Am Salman]

I agree with Kizzy.

[Marcus.]

same here

[Redway]

Oh dear.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?

Well actually it's not but hey, it's only a 'silly' debate over some 'rubbish' that couldn't actually prevent a whole load of other social problems...

ignorance?.... because I don't agree with the fuzzy logic of some forum members educate yourself and get a grip jack!
I could post statistics and facts until the cows come home here and it would just be a waste of my time frankly.

[InOne]

Elaborate on 'fuzzy logic'