Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Court files reveal new details of ‘complex’ large-scale illegal marijuana grows at central Maine residences
After five people were arrested at a triad of houses in the towns of China and Belgrade, details are emerging such as fake marijuana license cards and expensive Armani jackets.
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
The president, in a statement, said his actions would help make the ‘promise of equal justice a reality.’
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime
Wilton police destroy $1 million in illegally grown marijuana
State officials and Wilton police discovered an illegal cannabis cultivation facility while conducting an inspection at a separate Weld Road licensed facility Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, New England
A Massachusetts cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in the U.S.
A federal report calls on cannabis facilities to evaluate workers with new-onset or worsening asthma.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry in full bloom
Sales continue to break records with August alone topping $21 million.
Posted inMaine
How do Maine police determine if a driver is pot-impaired? They have 2 options
They rely on Drug Recognition Experts and blood tests to determine marijuana use but are hampered by limitations of drug-detecting technology and the lack of an agreed upon impairment limit.
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Cannabis businesses boom in Maine, but access to banking’s a bust
The state’s industry is maturing and could bring in revenue of nearly $200 million this year. But even now, many companies are forced to operate on a cash-only basis.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in alleged illicit marijuana case
Ryan Nezol reached a plea agreement that calls for him not to spend more than 46 months in federal prison.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Two former Franklin County sheriff’s deputies scheduled to change plea connected to alleged illicit marijuana, money-laundering scheme in Farmington
Brad Scovil of Rangeley and Derrick Doucette of Jay are anticipated to plead to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.