Deadline for Utah Cannabis Grower Applications Looms

Those interested must submit proposals by July 1.


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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – The deadline for interested farmers to turn in their cannabis cultivation applications to the Utah Dept. of Agriculture is fast approaching.

Ten applicants will be chosen to receive cannabis cultivation licenses under the Utah Medical Cannabis Act.

Next year, patients in need will be able to buy cannabis legally in the state of Utah. In the meantime, the government is working to implement the Utah Medical Cannabis Act to prepare the state for that change. The law is an amended version of the much broader Proposition 2 approved by voters in Nov. 2018.

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