Measures intended to "stamp out" metal theft with bigger fines for rogue traders and stronger police rights of entry to scrapyards are to be unveiled.

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In most industries, the local competitors are getting bigger, better and stronger and are giving their international rivals a run for their money.

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By supplying medical patients with their products for free (and shipping Voodoo Juice to the University of Mississippi, where scientists grow marijuana for the U.S. government), they have generated testimonials and "studies" showing their products produce bigger, stronger pot plants than the competition.

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