By. The Daily News
Growing marijuana remains a crime in Canada.
Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act it is listed as one of the substances that it is illegal to cultivate.
In B.C., enforcing that particular part of the CDSA has become a herculean task. Never mind Gabriola Island, where the RCMP are asking for help from the public in busting those dealing in drugs of all types; all over B.C. the reality is that growing marijuana is for the most part easy and highly lucrative.
But what has been happening on Gabriola Island highlights a growing issue in B.C., and that is the prevalence of hard drugs in every community. Let's not be coy about it, we all know that people have been growing pot on every Gulf Island for decades.
But in recent months both the police and residents on Gabriola Island have been alarmed that drugs like GHB, the date rape drug, ketamine, MDMA and the like have been showing up.
Vancouver police say they stumbled on these ecstasy pills while investigating a report of a home invasion. (Vancouver Police Department)
