Pubdate: Thu, 30 Nov 2006
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2006, Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://torontosun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457
Author: Antonella Artuso

SPILL BEANS ON GROW-OPS: TORY

Ontarians renting apartments and buying homes should be  able to 
access a registry that would tell them if the  property was once a 
marijuana grow operation,  Conservative Leader John Tory says.

"When the police this year have uncovered so far 450  grow-ops ... 
that suggests that this is a huge problem  and, of course, it's 
spread right across the province,"  he said yesterday. "It's in 
apartments as well as  private homes -- it's a plague, it's an epidemic."

Tory called on the provincial government to move  quickly to 
implement an accessible public registry that  would give people peace 
of mind when moving into a  dwelling.

Tory visited 2600 Jane St. last weekend where police  found 22 
apartment units being used as marijuana  grow-ops.

If landlords knew that their properties would be listed  on a public 
registry, they might be more vigilant, he  said.
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