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Test Your Knowledge: Online Quiz

Awareness

  1. One of the components of the MGI is an awareness strategy. What does this entail?





    B: Working together with government and non-government agencies, community leaders and the general public to better inform Canadians about the illicit marihuana industry and its impacts on organized crime groups.

  2. Marihuana grow operations can be found where?





    C: In all types of communities and dwellings.

  3. Wherever marihuana grow operations exist, there is a greater chance of:





    A: Fire, explosions, violence.

  4. There are many individual and community health and safety concerns with the existence of marihuana grow operations in our neighborhoods. Dangers DO NOT include:





    C: Increase in property values.

Deterrence

  1. One of the components of the MGI is a deterrence strategy. What does this entail?





    C: Promoting and supporting changes to legislation and regulations that discourage people from engaging in illegal activities related to marihuana.

  2. Which of the following would not be considered part of the deterrence strategy?





    C: Promoting and supporting proposed legislation that would make illicit marihuana more readily accessible to consumers.

  3. As part of the MGI, the RCMP will work with non government agencies such as the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to:





    B: Promote programs or initiatives that inform the public of the dangers of lacking home owners insurance.

  4. One initiative that is already underway is the MGO website. The purpose of this site is to:





    C: Both A and B.

Enforcement

  1. Which of the following is not an element of the MGI’s enforcement strategy?





    B: Focusing enforcement efforts on targeting low-level drug dealers.

  2. Which of the following is one of the three goals of the dedicated enforcement blitzes?





    A: To cast a spotlight on the significance of the problem in an area, city or neighbourhood.

  3. Which of the following are good indicators that a marihuana grow operation is linked to organized criminal groups?





    A: The amount of plants produced, as well as the commercial manner and sophistication of the operation.

  4. What or who does the MGI target specifically?





    C: Illicit marihuana production and trafficking being run and exploited by organized crime groups.

General Information

  1. In 2009-2010, the average sized indoor marihuana grow operation dismantled by the RCMP’s Coordinated Marihuana Enforcement Teams (CMETs) had:





    C: Approximately 823 plants.

  2. In 2009, how many organized crime groups were involved in the production and trafficking of marihuana?





    A: Over 350 organized crime groups.