MSP Investigates Illegal Marijuana Grow in Parsonsfield

On Friday, June 7, 2024, at approximately 8: 45 AM, members of the Maine State Police alongside the Office of Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) executed a search warrant at 424 Maplecrest Road in Parsonsfield.  The community made multiple complaints to the Parsonsfield town office, which passed the complaint on to Maine OCP and the State Police about the high likelihood of a marijuana growing operation.  The investigation determined that the residence had been home to an illegal marijuana grow since March of 2022.  Unsafe living conditions, fire hazards, and harmful pesticides were found alongside the intricate marijuana lighting and hydroponic grow systems. More than 2500 marijuana plants were discovered with most of them being mature budding plants. Per Maine statute, an adult may possess up to 6 mature marijuana plants for recreational use and 6 more mature plants for medical use.  The marijuana was all seized and destroyed.  No arrests have been made yet. The investigation continues.