Crackdown on Illegal Cultivation and Black Market Sales of Ornamental Cannabis

Suwon City will conduct a special crackdown in cooperation with the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office until the 30th of this month—the flowering period for poppies—against illegal cultivation of poppies and cannabis, as well as cultivation disguised as natural growth.

The city will intensively inspect concealed locations including vinyl greenhouses, vegetable gardens, and private gardens—areas at risk for illicit cultivation—to fundamentally block the supply of these plants, which are sources of illegal drugs. When illegal cultivation of poppies or cannabis is detected, offenders will be punished in accordance with the Narcotics Management Act.

The city announced that cultivation of poppies or cannabis for ornamental purposes in quantities of one plant or more is also subject to crackdown, as is the illegal sale or use of these plants.

Citizens who witness cultivation sites for poppies or cannabis are urged to report to the relevant health centers or prosecutors' offices.

Suwon City Health Center, Disease and Pharmaceutical Team: 031-228-5655, 228-6656, 228-7635, 228-8655