Province-wide consultations are expected to start in upcoming weeks to see what changes can be made on the provincial front to better fight marijuana grow operations.
Spearheaded by Alberta Solicitor General Jonathan Denis, consultations will be not only with police but communities and others impacted by illegal grow operations.
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A possible grow-op went up in smoke on Edmonton’s west end Saturday.
Firefighters responded to a call about a garage fire at 161 Street and 97 Avenue around 7 p.m. and called police after spotting what looked like marijuana plants.
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A Calgary man who claims he’s taking the heat for a large grow-op said he had little to do with the marijuana and will try to prove his story in December.
Daniel Bridgman pleaded guilty to marijuana production, but said others, namely his brother, was the mastermind behind the grow-op and he was only lending his house out for the illegal operation.
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Police called to a possible domestic dispute found an illegal grow-op instead.
Officers were summoned about midnight Friday by a concerned citizen over fighting between a couple at a Rundlecairn Rd. N.E. home.
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