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**Accidental Cannabis Growth Continues to Pose Minor Issue in Aluva, Kerala**

**KOCHI, May 22, 2025** – Local excise officials in Aluva, Kerala continue to encounter instances of accidental cannabis plant growth in public areas, highlighting an ongoing challenge stemming from discarded cannabis remnants.

Last Friday, acting on a tip, the Aluva Excise circle office discovered and seized a 63-cm cannabis plant growing near Kochi metro pillar 87, close to the Aluva KSRTC garage. A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

According to Abhidasan P., Aluva Excise Circle Inspector, these incidents are not indicative of deliberate cultivation but rather the result of discarded cannabis seeds sprouting in favorable conditions. “Ganja plants cultivated and maintained are very obvious unlike accidental growth of ganja plants in public places. This mostly happens in places frequented by ganja users who throw away the residues, which, in many cases, include the seeds. These seeds, when dumped in areas receiving adequate sunlight and rainwater, grow into plants on their own,” he explained.

This recent discovery follows a similar incident last month where nine cannabis plants were seized along the Aluva Manappuram, an area known for past cannabis seizures.

While these accidental growths are treated as minor offenses, authorities emphasize the distinction between these cases and deliberate cultivation. Earlier this week, Aluva police arrested three migrant workers for allegedly cultivating four cannabis plants at their rented residence in Aluva Muttom, seizing nearly seven kilograms of suspected cannabis in the process.

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