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Maine regulators reject utility proposal to report suspected marijuana grow operations to police

Headline from WHEC Rochester

Maine utility regulators unanimously rejected on Tuesday an electric utility's proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals a marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials in an attempt to aid police crackdown on illicit operations.

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    Maine regulators reject proposal to let utilities report suspected cannabis grow operations to police (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The Public Utilities Commission said the privacy of utility customers would be violated if utilities had authority to report significant electricity use to law enforcement.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Maine regulators reject utility proposal to report suspected marijuana grow operations to police (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Maine utility regulators unanimously rejected on Tuesday an electric utility's proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals a marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials in an attempt to aid police crackdown on illicit operations.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Maine regulators reject utility proposal to report suspected marijuana grow operations to police - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Maine utility regulators unanimously rejected on Tuesday an electric utility’s proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals a marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials in

  4. Maine Public

    Regulators reject utility proposal aimed at reporting illegal marijuana grows in Maine (opens Maine Public)

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    Maine Public's feed description

    Members of the Maine Public Utilities Commission expressed concerns over customer privacy and said that it should be up to law enforcement to identify suspected illegal activities.

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