Lyle Christensen is a fifth-generation farmer. Descended from Icelandic immigrants, the land he works on has been handed down from father to son. Christensen is hoping to take his family's farm into the future by pursuing a license to grow medical cannabis under the state-run program.
"My family are pioneers who came down here, that had faith in a promised land, in a land of opportunity," he said in an interview with FOX 13. "I'm going to be a pioneer in a new wave of farmers."
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food will open the application period this weekend for farmers to seek up to 10 marijuana cultivation licenses that will be made available under the state-run program.
"It's going to be a good opportunity, without a doubt," said Drew Rigby, the cannabis coordinator for the Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food.
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