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New Law Cuts Off Power To Suspected Grow-Ops
Pubdate: Thu, 15 Dec 2005
Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)
Copyright: 2005, The Globe and Mail Company
Contact: http://www.globeandmail.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168
Author: Canadian Press
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NEW LAW CUTS OFF POWER TO SUSPECTED GROW-OPS
TORONTO -- Under a new provincial law, electricity distributors in
Ontario can cut power to homes when they suspect residents are trying
to grow pot.
Electricity can be shut off with the backing of a court order if there
is reasonable cause to suspect criminal activity, according to the
legislation that passed yesterday.
The law also doubles the maximum fines for tampering with electrical
wiring, a common way of disguising the consumption of large quantities
of power for a grow op.
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