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Friday's bust occurred in Anson, and no arrests were made.
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Federal officials say illegal marijuana growing operations in Maine could be linked to organized crime.
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It's the latest in a string of busts that federal authorities say could be linked to transnational criminal groups with possible ties to China.
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It's the latest move in a multipronged investigation into illegal cannabis cultivation in Maine.
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Somerset County and Piscataquis County Sheriffs took down operations in Canaan, Milo and Brownville.
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Federal prosecutors said they are investigating possible connections to organized crime, but said there's no evidence that illegal immigration or human trafficking are connected to the operations.
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In a historic shift, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous substance. It's currently ranked as a schedule one drug, in the same category as heroin and LSD. Reclassifying it won't make marijuana legal.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
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The operations are the latest in a string of illegal marijuana busts across rural Maine.
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Maine and other states that have legalized marijuana are now grappling with how to treat the many people who were previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes.