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Cannabis production and cultivation

Cannabis cultivations are commonplace throughout the UK, but their scale can vary from a few plants grown in one room, to satisfy a personal habit, to cannabis 'factories' operated for large profits. The criminal charges brought and the penalties imposed will depend on the yields of cannabis that could be produced. It is therefore essential that any yield calculations are best estimates and not second guesses.

Cannabis cultivation and production - Case example

Person found growing cannabis plants at their home address; sample plants seized and sent for forensic examination. Forensic report confirms the plants are cannabis and suggests that the potential yield of cannabis they could produce exceeds that needed for personal use. Based on those findings the defendant is charged with cultivation/production of cannabis and possession with intent to supply the same.

How can our cannabis cultivation experts help?

Our cannabis production and cultivaton experts have years of experience of actually attending and investigating cannabis production and cultivation scenes of every type and scale, writing scene reports, calculating yields and assessing the nature of those cultivations (i.e. whether they are small scale domestic production or large scale commercial production).

Our cannabis cultivation and production expert witness can:

• Re-examine any plants or plant material that has been retained by the police.
• Peer review the original forensic examination and findings and check the yield calculations.
• Carry out our own yield estimations, if appropriate
• Comment on factors which may affect potential yields and may not have been considered in original forensic report.
• Provide an expert assessment of the nature and scale of any particular cannabis cultivation unit, based on SOCO reports and photographs of the scene.
• Comment on factors (such as higher than average declared cannabis usage) that might affect rate of use of any cannabis produced
• Comment on factors that could affect the quality and potential saleability of any cannabis produced.
• Assess the scale of partially or fully dismantled cannabis cultivation scenes, based on photographic evidence.
• If necessary appear at the trial to provide current, credible, expert witness testimony

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