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Should cannabis be treated the same?

It’s a philosophical question that’s circulated through Hamilton city hall for months: when it comes to city rules, should growing marijuana be considered the same as growing cucumbers?

Now, a group of local farmers says yes.

The city’s agriculture and rural affairs advisory committee — comprised of farmers, residents and politicians — voted in late February to pull a restriction preventing cannabis from being treated like any other farm crop.

It wants the city to change the rules so marijuana growers won’t have to keep their buildings to 2,000 square metres. | READ MORE