Carson City is working on a policy for hemp growing as it continues to fight a lawsuit brought by a cultivator who wants to grow on city open space land.
The city recently responded to an amended complaint filed by Tahoe Hemp LLC, which now brings two other plaintiffs — James Jarrard as trustee of the Jimmie Pete Jarrard Children’s Trust and Nevada Division of State Lands — into the action.
The suit involves Tahoe Hemp’s plans to grow hemp on city-owned open space known as Buzzy’s Ranch. The city purchased the land from the Jarrad family in 2010 with a $2.8 million grant from the state lands division. As part of the purchase and sale agreement, the Jarrad family has the right to continue to use it or lease it for ranching and agricultural purposes as long as it is “preserved and managed in a near natural condition,” according to Carson City municipal code.
Last year, Tahoe Hemp applied for a permit to grow hemp on the property from the Nevada Department of Agriculture, which required authorization from the city. The city, concerned the crop would jeopardize its state lands grant, did not provide authorization and in January Tahoe Hemp sued.
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