Want To Grow Cannabis? Utah Might Begin Issuing Permits Next Year

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is considering a new rule that would allow some farmers to grow limited varieties of cannabis for research purposes. The rule, given initial approval Tuesday by the state’s Agricultural Advisory Board, would allow anyone with a permit to grow industrial hemp, cannabis plants that contains only small quantities of THC, the psychoactive compound associated with marijuana. Under the rule, to obtain a growing permit, producers would have to submit a resear...