What is cannabis cultivation?

What is cannabis cultivation?

‘Cannabis cultivation’ refers to the practice and process of producing cannabis flowers.

Cannabis farms are very dangerous places and pose a serious risk of fire. Often the electricity meter has been bypassed and overloaded electrical circuits run close to water-filled pipes. Plants grown upstairs in a building can also cause floorboards to rot, presenting the danger of collapse.

To help tackle drug crime, and we want to help you learn how to spot when and where cannabis cultivation is going on, so that you can give us crucial information, 100% anonymously. Together, we can help to limit the activity of drug cultivation and the detrimental effects, misery and harm that illegal drugs bring.

Common signs of a property being used to cultivate Cannabis

A powerful distinctive sweet, sickly aroma

Frequent visitors throughout the day and night

Blacked out windows, or vents sealed/blocked to prevent the heat and smell of cannabis from inside the property escaping

Chinks of bright light throughout the night

Birds gathering on the roof, particularly in cold weather

In winter, snow melting unusually quickly on the roof

High levels of condensation on windows

Noise from fans

Large amounts of rubbish, including compost bags

Electricity meter being tampered with/altered and new cabling, sometimes leading to street lighting.

If you have any information about an address potentially being used for this activity, you can report it to us anonymously via Crimestoppers or by calling 101.

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What is cannabis cultivation?

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