Dutch authorities using ‘scratch and sniff’ cannabis cards to bust pot growers
Dutch authorities using scratch and sniff cannabis cards to bust pot growers
A Dutch initiative to combat illegal cannabis cultivation through the use of marijuana-scented scratch-and-sniff cards has gone nationwide to alert citizens to what their neighbours may be up to.
The expansion comes after a pilot project launched three years ago to combat illegal weed plantations by helping people to recognise the smell proved a success.
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Boelhouwer said since the cards were introduced in The Hague and Rotterdam, the number of reported plantations has gone up enormously, with one call to police a day in each city.
The proportion of people able to sniff out an illegal plantation increased from 40 to 60 percent, Dutch daily Trouw reported.
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