A high-ranking official at the cabinet-level state agency admitted Wednesday that she intentionally withheld a report from lawmakers last year to protect the Office of Cannabis Policy's legislative agenda.
Anya Trundy, the deputy director for legislative affairs for Maine's Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS), made the shocking confession during the Office of Cannabis Policy's first appearance before the legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.
According to Maine law (Sec. B-19. 28-B MRSA §113, sub-§1), Trundy was required to submit a report to the committee on Feb. 15, 2024, as lawmakers were returning to Augusta for the second half of the 131st Legislature.
The report would have shared information with lawmakers concerning Maine's cannabis industry, including public health information and Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) spending data from the prior year.
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