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UPDATE: State Agencies Agree: Cannabis Can Be Grown on Preserved Farms; New Info Added

Christopher South
Carol Rea Flynn telling the Cape May County Agriculture Development Board of plans to lease an acre of Rea farmland to Shore House Canna to grow cannabis.

By Christopher South

WEST CAPE MAY – Two state agencies initially having different stances on whether cannabis can be grown on preserved farmland in New Jersey are now in agreement — cannabis is permitted agricultural produce.

The State Agriculture Development Committee, which according to its website “leads in the preservation of New Jersey’s farmland and promotes innovative approaches to maintaining the viability of agriculture,” originally said yes.

Christopher South

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csouth@cmcherald.com

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Christopher South is a reporter for the Cape May County Herald.

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