Woman Busted For Growing 600 Weed Plants In Maine Did It For The Smell, They’re ‘Like My Babies’
A Chinese woman caught growing roughly 600 marijuana plants in Maine told police she did it because she liked the way they smelled.
Arrested on August 27, 29-year-old Jiamin Liao is facing two felony charges for operating a premises associated with marijuana in the U.S. District Court for Maine in Bangor, reported WGME.
In addition to cannabis plants, the police also seized roughly 20 pounds of processed cannabis as well. The bust took place in March at two properties in Madison and Norridgewock that Liao bought using money her family gave her.
Liao told police she kept processed cannabis in 1-pound bags in her closet and that they were not for sale, referring to them as “like my babies.”