Pubdate: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 Source: Victoria Star, The (CN NK) Page: A5 Copyright: 2009 CanadaEast Interactive, Brunswick News Inc. Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/PB6a71HN Website: http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5021 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Marijuana - Canada) RCMP TAKE 15,000 POT PLANTS OUT OF CIRCULATION Over the past month, as part of the RCMP's ongoing marijuana eradication efforts, nearly 15,000 outdoor marijuana plants have been seized. That amount of marijuana has the potential to create up to 7.5 million joints, which will no longer hit the streets. The seizures were made from more than 150 outdoor sites throughout New Brunswick. "Preventing and deterring marijuana production and trafficking are things we take very seriously," said RCMP Sgt. Claude Tremblay. "Marijuana is currently the most frequently abused drug by young people in New Brunswick, many of whom may be under the false impression that it is a soft, or harmless, drug. That's simply not true. Marijuana is a dangerous, illegal substance with the potential to cause serious impairment, and create lasting physical and psychological problems." Assistance from the public was a big help in eliminating a number of these plants. "We received a lot of tips which assisted us in locating these grow operations," said Sgt.Tremblay. "That's a clear indication to us that New Brunswickers don't want this illegal, harmful activity happening in their communities." Anyone with any information regarding marijuana grow operations or any other illegal activity is asked to contact N.B. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or their local police.