A licensed hemp farmer in Dorchester County was arrested this week, the first arrest for violating provisions of the state's two-year-old hemp farming pilot program.
In a press release, SLED says it arrested John Trenton Pendarvis, 38, for unlawfully cultivating hemp in an unreported area in Dorchester County.
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture, the agency that licenses hemp farmers, says it requested the investigation into Pendarvis, as hemp farmers are required to disclose the location and the acreage of their farms.
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