Why is it so difficult to determine the yield of indoor cannabis plantations? A case study from the Netherlands

With an annual production of between 323 and 766tonnes of dried cannabis (Cannabis spp. L.) flower buds [1,2], the Netherlands seems to be one of the largest commercial illicit cannabis producers in Europe [3]. The latter is also reflected in the number of illegal indoor cannabis plantation seizures which, in The Netherlands, lies around 5,000 plantations per year. Only in the UK similar absolute levels of annual seizures are registered [3]. As a result of increasing international pressure on the Netherlands to contain cannabis production, the country stepped up criminal investigation and subsequent legal prosecution of illicit cannabis cultivation since 1995 [4].
Source: Forensic Science International - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research