There were 500,448 cannabis plants were seized in England and Wales in 2020/21, the highest number since 2012/13 when around 516,600 thousand plants were seized. During the provided time period, the most cannabis plant seizures occurred in 2009/10 when there were almost 759,000 thousand plants seized.
Number of cannabis plants seized by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21
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UK Home Office. (February 4, 2022). Number of cannabis plants seized by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311512/police-seizure-quantity-of-cannabis-plants-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. "Number of cannabis plants seized by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21." Chart. February 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311512/police-seizure-quantity-of-cannabis-plants-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. (2022). Number of cannabis plants seized by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311512/police-seizure-quantity-of-cannabis-plants-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office. "Number of Cannabis Plants Seized by Police and Border Forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311512/police-seizure-quantity-of-cannabis-plants-england-and-wales-uk/
UK Home Office, Number of cannabis plants seized by police and border forces in England and Wales from 2006/07 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311512/police-seizure-quantity-of-cannabis-plants-england-and-wales-uk/ (last visited July 01, 2022)