AUGUSTA – A Maine tribe has ruled out growing medical marijuana for now and will stick to pursuing growing hemp.
The Passamaquoddy Tribe says it had cut off all contact on the marijuana idea last fall with Monarch America, a Littleton, Colorado-based company that said it was close to building a Maine cultivation facility with the tribe. The tribe said that was false.
On Tuesday, South Dakota’s attorney general announced drug charges against officials of Monarch America after they helped a tribe in that state with its first marijuana crop.
Passamaquoddy CFO Darrin Coffin said at this point, the tribe doesn’t want to “push the boundary” by growing medical marijuana in Maine.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
filed under:
Related Stories
Latest Articles
-
Toy FundMother asks for help: ‘It has been hard’
-
Arts Review
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ isn’t exactly DOA, but it could use a script doctor
-
Varsity Maine
Boys’ Golfer of the Year: Eli Spaulding, Freeport
-
Varsity Maine
Golf: 2021 Varsity Maine All-State team
-
Outdoors
Fewer restrictions, more amenities hold promise for Alpine ski season
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi {SUB NAME}, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have one? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login to participate in the conversation. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.