Pubdate: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 Source: National Post (Canada) Copyright: 2004 Southam Inc. Contact: http://www.nationalpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286 Author: John Bermingham, CanWest News Service Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) MARIJUANA GROWERS AND THEIR BLAZING GUNS NOT INVITED TO THIS COMMUNITY POTLUCK A Chilliwack, B.C., gated community is aiming to become the first in Canada to "pot-proof" its homes. The scheme requires Promontory Park homeowners to forfeit their properties if they're ever used for a marijuana grow-operation. Property developer Bill Coughlin said people in the Fraser Valley have often bought their dream home -- only to have a nearby grow-op turn it into a nightmare. "Communities are being held hostage by the environment that's created by having illegal grow-ops and with the threat that someone steals the crop, with guns blazing and people getting shot, right next door," said Mr. Coughlin. Living next to a grow-op in the Fraser Valley lops property values by $50,000, he added. Other anti-pot measures in the gated community include centralizing hydro meters for monitoring and bans on basement suites and foil-covered windows. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek