I love reading the British news.  Such odd little differences between American and British English, like “legalization” vs. “legalisation”, what we call a “truck” they call a “lorry”, and what we call a “marijuana grow house” they call a “cannabis factory”.

Twenty-nine forces said they had uncovered more of the drug being grown, including Gwent which detected no factories in 2004 but 151 last year.

The largest force in the UK, London’s Metropolitan Police, reported an increase from 206 to 654, while West Midlands saw a rise from 174 to 672.

New guidance has been drawn up by the National Policing Improvement Agency to tackle the burgeoning problem of cannabis cultivation.

A national cannabis coordinator has also been appointed to share information and best practice between forces, a Home Office spokesman said.

via Number of cannabis factories found by police rises sharply – Telegraph.

See what I mean?  What they call a “national cannabis coordinator” we call a “drug czar”.

Words are important.  “Cannabis factory” conjures “industrial”, “dirty”, “high volume”, “manufacturing”, and “business”.  A “marijuana grow house” isn’t as scary.  It’s a house where marijuana grows.  “Houses” belong in neighborhoods, even if the house is being misused.  “Factories” don’t belong in neighborhoods and can only be used for business.

Reefer Madness is a universal language, it just has different dialects from country to country.

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