Rebar quoted in Press Herald column on growing marijuana in Maine
The Portland Press Herald spoke with John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a “Maine Gardener” column titled, “It may be legal to grow marijuana in Maine, but it’s not easy to get gardening advice.” The local sources most Mainers go to for gardening help will not assist with growing marijuana, according to the article. Rebar told the Press Herald that because UMaine Extension receives money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, funding would be threatened if it did any work on cannabis.