A Gilbert-based group called HOW Arizona has filed paperwork for a ballot initiative for the 2016 elections. It would allow for industrial hemp farming in the state by permitted and regulated producers. It would allow for hemp farming research grants to administered by the Arizona Department of Agriculture.
Organizers need to collect more than 150,600 valid voter petition signatures by July 2016 to qualify for the ballot.
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/12/22/measure-would-legalize-hemp-farming-in-arizona.html
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