Six years after the creation of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Certified Clean Cannabis program to certify synthetic chemical-free cannabis growers for medical marijuana, Maine cannabis farmers say their product is healthier and less susceptible to disease.
But the program has been slow to catch on — so far, only 20 growers have been certified out of nearly 700 providers in the state.
Chris Grigsby, director of MOFGA Certification Services LLC, said that the Certified Clean Cannabis program mirrors the national organic certification program available to other growers. That program isn’t available to cannabis growers because of the continued federal prohibition on THC cannabis.
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