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Hemp could be water saving crop for farmers
A new federal law legalizing the growing of hemp comes not a moment too soon as Arizona farmers are likely to be looking for crops that don't need as much water.
Ducey signs bill to allow hemp farming
Don't be surprised if sometime next year you see acres and acres of what appears to be marijuana growing, unfenced, in the desert.
Ducey vetoes lowest in ’17 despite last minute flurry of bill rejections
Gov. Doug Ducey wielded his veto power this year fewer times than any governor since 2004.
Ducey: Hemp not funded, student journos need supervision
Ducey penned his approval to 27 new laws on Monday, the last of what the legislature approved in its 122-day session. But he found six unacceptable, bringing his veto record this session to 11.
House gives hemp farming preliminary approval
Arizona is on the verge of authorizing its farmers to start growing hemp. But how quickly fields of the relative of the better-known marijuana plant will start springing up around the state remains unclear.
Borrelli proposes making hemp legal in Arizona
Sen. Sonny Borrelli wants to amend the state’s criminal code to treat hemp different from marijuana, it’s more psychoactive version.
Unforeseen Consequences: State pot rules may have spawned hemp industry
A small detail in the state’s medical marijuana rules might allow unregulated hemp production. The perceived loophole, one hopeful hemp farmer says, was created by the Health Department’s lack of input from pot botany experts during the department’s rulemaking process.
