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| Marijuana Grow-Ops: |
| What Are Some of the Risks? |
According to one news source, about 40% of the suspected 50,000 grow-ops in Canada are in BC. The increasing media coverage of fires, shootings and police raids associated with marijuana grow operations illustrate the threat that this illegal activity can pose to the well being of citizens and neighbourhoods in BC.
Many first time buyers or homeowners that are barely able to afford upgrading to a bigger home may be willing to take on and renovate a grow-op home. These buyers have the lowest tolerance for financial risk and yet are vulnerable to consider such a purchase without fully comprehending the pitfalls. Another risk to buyers is purchasing (knowingly or unknowingly) an aesthetically renovated former grow-op home that still could pose dangers to future occupants.
What you should look for to Avoid Buying a Grow-op
By a 25-year veteran with the RCMP (with 15 years in drug investigations) and currently employed by the Port Moody Police Department.
