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'Cannabis' smell at Ely primary school traced to wild flower | 'Cannabis' smell at Ely primary school traced to wild flower |
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Police called to investigate a strong smell of "cannabis" at a primary school have traced it to a wild flower. | Police called to investigate a strong smell of "cannabis" at a primary school have traced it to a wild flower. |
Rackham Primary in Ely in Cambridgeshire called police after teachers and parents noticed the aroma wafting across the car park. | Rackham Primary in Ely in Cambridgeshire called police after teachers and parents noticed the aroma wafting across the car park. |
It was identified as coming from a wild flower called Phlox growing nearby which has an "almost identical smell". | It was identified as coming from a wild flower called Phlox growing nearby which has an "almost identical smell". |
"We can happily reassure the community there isn't cannabis production going on in that area," police said. | "We can happily reassure the community there isn't cannabis production going on in that area," police said. |
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A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: "Although the plant looks entirely different to cannabis in appearance (quite a pretty little flower) - it would certainly give a 'false positive' to the most sensitive of noses!" | A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said: "Although the plant looks entirely different to cannabis in appearance (quite a pretty little flower) - it would certainly give a 'false positive' to the most sensitive of noses!" |
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