Two years after a ban on some medical marijuana production in or near Winnipeg homes, it's not completely clear how the licensing program affected hotly debated "medical grow-ops."
In 2022, the city council approved bylaw changes to target such sites, after residents complained houses containing hundreds of cannabis plants were polluting the air and reducing quality of life in their neighborhoods.
Coun. Ross Eadie was one of several councilors to demand action on the issue after he heard multiple complaints about the intense odors.
The Mynarski councilor said the complaints to his office have stopped since the zoning and licensing changes were put in place. "Nobody's said there's an overwhelming stink next to them…. Once the bylaw was passed, it definitely started getting better," said Eadie.
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