Dutch authorities using ‘scratch and sniff’ cannabis cards to bust pot growers

[Tx4obama]

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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Full article here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/08/dutch-authorities-using-scratch-and-sniff-cannabis-cards-to-bust-pot-growers/

[TeamPooka]

1. Prohibition is a failed public policy

[moriah]

2. Guess "scratch and sniff" is a better way to educate than....

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. If you smell something, say something.