Cannabis farm found
Cannabis factory found in Hatfield Place in Havercroft by the NPT in January 2012.
POLICE shut down a cannabis farm in Havercroft after receiving information from the public.
Officers from the Wakefield rural neighbourhood police team (NPT) found ten cannabis plants and associated equipment at a house on Hatfield Place at 9.15am on Sunday, January 22.
A 43-year-old man was arrested for cannabis cultivation and given a caution.
Insp Richard Clare, from the NPT, said: “This raid was a result of community intelligence.
“If people tell us about this sort of activity then we will take action.
“We have had a lot of positive feedback from the community about this raid. To report suspicious activity call police on 101.”
Anyone with information about drug crime should call the new non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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DanFord
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 08:22 PMPeople will look back on this era of Cannabis prohibition much as we now look back and see how stupid alcohol prohibition was. This is all so damaging to society and every day the damage gets worse and harder to recover from. Can you imagine the power that the likes of Al Capone would now wield if the alcohol prohibition had been allowed to continue for nearly 100 years? They would have enough legislators in their pockets so that they could influence governments and ensure that alcohol prohibition continued. Now that is exactly the position the "drug barons" are in today. For this reason I believe that legalisation of Cannabis is the most urgent issue on this planet today. What we need, instead of a blanket prohibition of Cannabis, is a proper legally regulated supply that will benefit the U.K. economy through huge tax revenues and free up the resources of the police and courts to deal with real crimes. Most of all a properly regulated supply will protect young people, as it is in the area of Age Limits that prohibition has proven such a huge failure. In countries where there is provision for the legal supply of Cannabis to adults the use of Cannabis, and indeed other substances as well, is greatly reduced amongst youngsters. This is because the licensed suppliers know full well that if they are caught supplying to minors they stand to lose their licence, so they just don't do it. Whereas in good old Blighty we have to soldier on with prohibition giving the whole market straight into the hands of dealers who simply want to see your money, they will sell Cannabis to anyone of any age. And that's not all! These unscrupulous dealers are often likely to say "Oh sorry, I couldn't get any weed this week, this other stuff is all they had, why don't you try some?" and then proceed to offer Heroin. So, legalise, regulate and tax the supply of Cannabis for a Britain that is happier, less violent and more affluent.
PeterReynolds
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 06:52 PMEnd the prohibition of cannabis. Minimise all health and social harms. Pull the rug from under organised crime. Boost the UK economy by up to £9.3 billion per annum. Permit the use of one of the safest and most effective medicines known to man.
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