Thursday, 8. November 2007
Topic: DRUGS - on November 8, 2007 at 12:16:00 PM CET
Indoor cultivation and potency on the rise
Indoor cannabis culitvation is increasing in some areas of the country as growers attempt to avoid outdoor eradication and attain higher profits through production of indoor-grown high-potency marijuana. Federal, state and local law enforcement reporting indicates that vigorous outdoor cannabis eradication efforts have caused many marijuana producers, particularly Caucasian groups, to relocate indoors even in leading outdoor grow states such as California and Tennessee. In addition to the reduced risk of detection, indoor cannabis cultivators benefit from higher profits because cultivation is a year-round process with four to six harvests per year and controlled conditions that enable growers to produce high-quality marijuana that commands higher prices in most drug markets. These factors have contributed to a sharp increase in indoor culitvation reported by law enforcement.
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