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Agricultural & Economic Equity & Access

§ 904a. SMALL CULTIVATORS the language states that “(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to move as much of the illegal cannabis market as possible into the regulated market for the purposes of consumer protection and public safety. It is also the intent of the General Assembly to encourage participation in the regulated cannabis market by small, local farmers…”

The outdoor, soil based, sun grown, cultivation of cannabis is fundamentally an agricultural activity, the most accessible means of entering the cannabis marketplace and inviting in the legacy market and small farmers, as well as the most environmentally sustainable method of cultivation