TB: 165 Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Flashcards
At the federal level, the United States Department of Justice currently classifies marijuana as a _______________under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Schedule I substance
The distribution of marijuana is still a
federal crime.
federal government considers marijuana to have a high potential for what 3 things?
- Abuse
- No accepted medical use
- Lack of accepted safety use under medical supervision
California voters passed Proposition___ (the Compassionate Use Act ) in what year? which legalized the _________ use of marijuana.
Prop 21
1996
Medical use
California legislation allows certain non- profit collectives, also referred to as ____________or____________, to provide marijuana to patients, primary caregivers, and/or to be sold “_______ _________”.
cooperatives or dispensaries
At cost
Consequently, there has been a boom in the number of dispensaries, estimated to be over __________just in the City of Los Angeles.
1000
WARNING SIGNS AND INDICATORS
- Security
- Odor
- Condensation
- Covered Windows
- Open windows
- Excessive Air Conditioning
- Video Surveillance
All strong or pervasive chemical odors should be considered a _________ ______.
Warning Sign
WARNING SIGNS AND INDICATORS
Humidity in growing rooms can reach _____%, which can produce large amounts of condensation on the inside of windows.
100%
__________ __________ ___________may be seen around doors or windows and are used for indoor growing operations.
High intensity lamps
Video surveillance could potentially leave authorities, first responders, or thieves vulnerable to an ________
Ambush
Operators of illegal marijuana cultivation operations generally have two goals:
- providing optimal growing conditions
2. maintaining a clandestine operation.
Growing operations can use up to _____ times the power of an average residence
10x’s
Operators will often illegally _______________________________in an attempt to keep their usage rates within normal ranges, thereby preventing detection.
bypass electric meters
CAUTION - flipping circuit breakers and/or physically cutting the service will not always…..
disconnect all power to the building
_________used to run high intensity grow lights can maintain a charge for up to _____minutes after being disconnected
Ballasts
15 min
atmosphere containing less than _____%oxygen is considered oxygen deficient, creating an asphyxiation hazard.
19.5%
__________is the solvent typically used during the honey oil extraction process.
Butane
Humidity levels up to _________%promote the vigorous growth of molds and fungi.
100%
HAZARDS
“_______ ________”are not uncommon at illegal/clandestine drug operations
“booby traps”
LAFD resources will generally encounter illegal growing operations in one of two ways:
as a result of an emergency incident
as a result of a non-emergency contact.
The two most common emergency incident scenarios when coming across illegal grow operations are
structure fires
EMS incidents.
The most common non-emergency contacts occur due to
- a citizen complaint,
- a routine fire prevention inspection
- A chemical investigation.
Always treat illegal growing operations as a ____________incident and a _________scene.
Haz Mat
Crime
