How do the police value cannabis cultivation cases?
In cannabis cultivation cases an estimated yield is provided which is typically based upon all of the plants discovered being grown successfully to full maturity. This can include immature cuttings and even plants that show signs of ill-health. Estimates of yield are then provided based upon an analysis of a couple of mature plants or in the absence of mature plants previous samples submitted to the laboratory from indoor grows. Valuations rarely take into account individual crops and the number of plants that they contain and we are frequently asked to challenge valuations which include the weight of discarded leaf material or fail to highlight the poor state of some of the plants. A valuation is then provided based upon the estimated yield multiplied by the price of a typical street deal which reflects the highest possible value that any quantity could achieve.
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