The state has scrapped a proposed residency requirement for Utah cannabis cultivation, to the dismay of some local farmers.
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, which is in the process of crafting rules for the state’s emerging medical marijuana program, concluded that residency restrictions could run afoul of federal law, an agency spokesman said. The agriculture department is holding a public hearing Wednesday on the latest draft of its cannabis cultivation rules.
Tom Paskett, executive director of the Utah Cannabis Association, said local farmers were in favor of a rule that guaranteed the cannabis cultivation licenses would go to businesses located inside the state.