CDA MP calls for action over cannabis cultivation nuisance

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CDA MP Tijs van den Brink called for stricter action over nuisance linked to cannabis cultivation. One report said he wanted national government to address continuing nuisance from a cannabis grower near Hellevoetsluis, where the municipality of Voorne aan Zee had been unable to resolve the matter despite fines amounting to millions of euros.

Another report concerned odour nuisance around cannabis nursery Hollandse Hoogts in Bemmel. Van den Brink called for stricter oversight and also raised concerns about cannabis in sweets and chocolate. The company’s director defended its working methods.

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