50 Lawmakers Demand Answers from AG Garland Over CCP-Linked Marijuana Farms

Published on February 4, 2024

A bipartisan group of 50 senators and House members are requesting Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide information on illegal marijuana cultivation operations in the United States that are tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The lawmakers, led by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), sent a letter to Mr. Garland on Feb. 2, expressing their deep concerns. “Chinese nationals—including those with potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—are reportedly operating thousands of illicit marijuana farms across the country,” they wrote. “The thousands of illicit Chinese marijuana growing operations pose a direct threat to public safety, human rights, national security, and the addiction crisis gripping our nation.”...

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