Pubdate: Wed, 11 Mar 2015
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (AK)
Copyright: 2015 Associated Press
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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.
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