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LAWMAKERS DISCUSS AGRICULTURE SIDE OF MARIJUANA INDUSTRY

JUNEAU, Alaska ( AP ) - A state official told Alaska lawmakers that the Division of Agriculture will have a role in overseeing the state's new marijuana industry.

Director Franci Havemeister told the Senate State Affairs Committee on Tuesday that the division is looking at whether marijuana growers will be able to access an agricultural revolving loan fund and state agricultural land sales.  She said growers also may be subject to regulations about submitting farm conservation plans.

Havemeister said the division is working to determine whether the Alaska Grown label can be applied to marijuana.  She said federal funds support the label.

Lawmakers also asked about some of the specifics of marijuana growing operations, and what oversight the division would provide.  Havemeister said some of those details are still unknown.