PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota lawmakers are set to debate a perennial proposal to allow the cultivation of industrial hemp in the state.
The bill introduced Thursday would allow people to apply to the state Department of Agriculture for a license to grow industrial hemp if they pass background checks.
The bill restricts the allowable content of THC - a main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana - for industrial hemp.
Supporters say hemp would be a useful product for South Dakota’s agriculture industry.
Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard has opposed such measures. Industrial hemp proposals have failed in at least the past two legislative sessions.
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