Grow-op Children Concern Police

I love it when somebody shows concern for the children. The police are concerned because Abbotsford children are exposed to the dangers of plants! In their home!

Abbotsford Police discovered two young children living in a home housing a grow-op Monday afternoon.

While executing a search warrant at a house in the 2900 block on Whistle Dr., the drug squad unit discovered 111 marijuana plants and two children under the age of seven.

The children are under medical care for some sort of respiratory illness that my be related to the grow op, and all relevant information has been passed onto the Ministry of Children and Family Development, according to police.

"Police are particularly concerned when children are involved, and will take steps to ensure the welfare of the children are a priority," said Const. Casey Vinet.

"In all these cases the ministry is notified to investigate possible neglect by parents for exposing children to dangerous conditions."

Some dangers associated with grow ops -- especially for children -- are the accumulation of mold and fungus due to humidity, the presence of toxic chemicals, and an increased risk of violence as marijuana operations are susceptible to home invasions and ripoffs.

Two adults, a man, 34, and a woman, 31, are facing charges of production of a controlled substance.

The couple are expected to appear in court in February.

My goodness, those poor children were exposed to humidity and may even have a case of asthma!

What I want to know is, if having a house full of plants is so dangerous, why is the government issuing medical marijuana licences? People are allowed to have their own legal, indoor grow-ops. Would parents with legal grow-ops be threatened with the kidnapping of their kids for merely exposing their children to plants? Even in a legal grow-op, the children could still be exposed to violence due to home invasions and rip-offs. After all, the reason that cash-strapped parents can make so much easy cash from grow-ops is due to the irrational policy of marijuana prohibition. Legal weed is worth the same amount on the street as illegal weed. Legalize pot and there will be no easy money to be made and children will no longer be exposed to the terrible dangers of plants. It's win-win for everybody.

I will make sure to keep my children away from the Mendel Art Gallery. There must be more than 111 plants in the Civic Conservatory. My poor children must be protected from the harms imposed by plants at all costs.