marijuana cultivation; water usage

HB 2941 would require Arizona marijuana cultivation businesses to file water conservation plans detailing their methods, monthly water usage, and cultivation canopy size. It sets a 30,000-square-foot limit on each licensee’s growing area (including shared facilities), with fees for exceeding this cap deposited into the state’s Water Conservation Grant Fund. The fund, which already supports water efficiency projects, would receive these fees to finance new conservation initiatives. The bill directly affects licensed marijuana growers by imposing new water usage limits and financial requirements for cultivation operations.