An Act clarifying the definition of agriculture
By Mr. Oliveira, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 70) of Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to include the growing and cultivation of both hemp and marijuana in the definition of agriculture. Agriculture.
seeks to expand the current definition of such activities by explicitly incorporating “the growing and cultivation of both hemp and marijuana.” At present, the statute includes references to floricultural and horticultural commodities. The proposed change is intended to modernize the legal language to align with contemporary agricultural practices and formally recognize hemp and marijuana as legitimate agricultural products.
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