Pinal hemp processing plant gets conditional permit

A Google Map view of where the plant will be located in Coolidge.

A company that specializes in hemp processing was approved for a conditional use permit by the Coolidge Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this month.

Premier Extractions specializes in extracting CBD, or cannabidiol, from hemp plants. The refined end-product is then sold to other companies that use it for hemp-based beauty and health products.

Although hemp is part of the cannabis family, it is low in THC, the psychoactive component molecule found in marijuana.

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