One of the co-founders of Canada’s circus performance show “Cirque du Soleil” is being questioned by authorities in Tahiti on allegations of cannabis cultivation.

A Montreal-based entrepreneurial organization says 60-year old Guy Laliberte is being investigated over cannabis being grown for his personal use on his French Polynesian private island.

The organization says Laliberte is a medical cannabis user, but denies any rumours about him selling or trafficking in controlled substances.