In 2026, specialists of the Siberian interregional directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor found nine wild cannabis sites on farmland in Novosibirsk Oblast.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The sites lay in the Barabinsky, Iskitimsky, Kolyvansky, Novosibirsky and Ordynsky districts.[1][2][3][4][5] Together they covered 2,699 square metres.[1][3][4][5]

The plants grew both as separate patches and among other weeds on the farmland.[1][2][3] One of the largest finds came in September 2026 in the Iskitimsky district after residents complained about farmland overgrown with weeds including wild cannabis.[1][2] An inspector found weed cannabis (Cannabis ruderalis) growing on three adjacent plots there.[1][3][4] The cannabis on those plots covered at least 1,615 square metres.[1][3][4][5] The result was recorded with the Inspector mobile app.[1][6]

Landholders were warned to eliminate the wild cannabis and bring the land back into agricultural use.[1][2][3][4][6] Information on the finds was sent to the Interior Ministry for action within its remit.[1][2][3][4][5] The watchdog reminded owners that overgrowth threatens fertility and that weed and drug-containing vegetation must be found and destroyed in time.[7]

An inspector found three adjacent plots overgrown in the Iskitimsky district after residents complained in September 2026.[6] The regional Rosselkhoznadzor office reminded landowners they are obliged to monitor their land, promptly destroy weed and drug-containing vegetation and use plots for their designated purpose.[5]