Saanich police say 18 cannabis plants were seized for disposal Monday after children came across them while using the trails in the Panama Flats area.
Const. Markus Anastasiades said the plants were still maturing. “They were not budding or flowering.”
He said that people can possess up to four plants, but it is not permitted to leave them unattended in a public place to grow.
“You must grow them on your own property,” Anastasiades said.
Finding plants growing in a public area like this is “very unusual” in Saanich, he said.
“We obviously come across people carrying personal amounts of marijuana, which is legal now.”
Anastasiades said police have no leads on how the plants got to where they were.
Call Saanich police at 250-475-4321 with any information.
