All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation are once again asking the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against what they called “illegal Chinese-owned marijuana operations” in the state.
The follow-up letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, released Tuesday, was signed by Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent, as well as Democratic Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree.
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The lawmakers sent their original request for help to the Justice Department last August.
In their Jan. 25 follow-up, the delegation wrote, “Since that time, there have been multiple raids across the state; since the beginning of this year, police have arrested eight people and seized more than 4,400 cannabis plants at four growing sites in Belgrade, China,
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