At the top of the hill overlooking the giant Canopy Growth marijuana greenhouse in Langley, Michelle Nicholls was explaining how the smell from the operation interferes with her enjoyment of her property when the wind shifted.

91裸聊视频淪mell that?91裸聊视频� Nicholls said, as a wave of the characteristic odour briefly washed over her and neighbours Susan Hagedorn and May Leeper.

91裸聊视频淎nd this is a good day.91裸聊视频�

Ever since the greenhouse began growing marijuana, the residents who live near the sprawling facility on zero avenue near 264 Street said they have been forced indoors at times because of the smell.

They said the odour was the worst when the weather was warm and the greenhouse is harvesting plants.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 intense,91裸聊视频� Hagedorn said.

Leeper said it is so bad on some days, they stay indoors.

91裸聊视频淲e go inside,91裸聊视频� Leeper said.

91裸聊视频淵ou close the doors and windows.91裸聊视频�

Over months of talks with the company, a number of attempts have been made to reduce the smell by Canopy, but none have been especially effective, the residents said.

For awhile, the company was using what the residents called 91裸聊视频渕isting cannons91裸聊视频� to block the smell, but the neighbours said it didn91裸聊视频檛 make much difference.

On Sunday, they showed the Langley Advance Times what appeared to be a new misting system consisting of pipes running along the outside roof of the greenhouse.

They were not optimistic it will have much impact, and they welcomed word that Langley East MLA Rich Coleman, together with Delta South MLA Ian Paton, was calling for a federal crackdown, saying smelly marijuana greenhouses must either fix the problem or be closed down.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very thankful for Rich Coleman and Ian Paton for taking a stand for their constituents,91裸聊视频� Hagedorn said.,

In a joint letter to federal Attorney General David Lametti and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas, the two Liberal MLAs said they are writing to 91裸聊视频渓odge a formal complaint91裸聊视频� on behalf of their constituents about the 91裸聊视频渃onstant odour being emitted by licensed cannabis businesses in our riding.91裸聊视频�

They argue that under the federal regulations, greenhouse operators who grow marijuana must do more to control odour emissions.

Coleman said the wording of the law is clear.

Under 91裸聊视频済ood production practices91裸聊视频� the regulations call for 91裸聊视频渁 system that filters air to prevent the escape of odours.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he legislation says they have to control it [odours],91裸聊视频� Coleman said.

91裸聊视频淚 want the law enforced.91裸聊视频�

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The letter lists four 91裸聊视频渓ocations in need of of immediate enforcement,91裸聊视频� three in Delta and one in Langley, the large Canopy Growth greenhouse in Aldergrove near the Canada-U.S. border.

91裸聊视频淲e are requesting your immediate enforcement to ensure licensees comply with the conditions of their licence and ensure their facilities are 91裸聊视频榚quipped with a system that filters air to prevent the escape of odours.91裸聊视频� If they fail to comply, appropriate fines and closure must be enforced.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 frustrating,91裸聊视频� Coleman said.

91裸聊视频淭hese poor people in the area are being disenfranchised from their homes [because of the smell].91裸聊视频�

Coleman thinks no new permits for marijuana greenhouses should be issued until the problem has been solved.

91裸聊视频淲e should take a pause,91裸聊视频� Coleman said.

91裸聊视频淪omewhere, we have to find a way [ to eliminate odours]91裸聊视频�

Langley Advance Times has reached out to Canopy for comment.

When the issue of the smell from the Aldergrove facility first arose, a spokesman for the company acknowledged that 91裸聊视频渨e need to find a solution to that and have already taken some steps to address the issue.91裸聊视频�

Those steps included equipment that releases a fine, scented mist which is then dispersed by high powered fans, something people who live nearby said was not effective.

While the region near Canopy hasn91裸聊视频檛 been part of his riding since redistribution, Coleman said the problem affects everyone who lives in agricultural areas.

Coleman also noted Glen Valley residents have expressed concern about a greenhouse scheduled to open soon in their area.

The building site is across the street from the Blaauw Eco Forest, with its endangered species and fragile bog environments.

At a Langley Township town hall meeting last month, several Glen Valley residents expressed concern about several issues ranging from odour and excessive nighttime light to the possible impact of water use on the local aquifer.

Mayor Jack Froese told the meeting that under existing laws, the Township can91裸聊视频檛 ban cannabis growing.

The three Delta locations cited in the letter from Coleman and Paton are Rubicon Organics on 104th Street, Canopy Growth on Hornby Drive and Emerald Health Cannabis on 80th Street.

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