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Table 2 Statewide planting acreage of hemp based on the inspection records of the Arizona Department of Agriculture in the years of 2019, 2020, and 2021

From: The Desert Whale: the boom and bust of hemp in Arizona

Statewide grower data

2019

2020

2021

Acres planted

5430

869

156

Acres inspected near harvest

3890

1123a

128

Harvest lots sampled

227

290

104

Samples passed (Δ9-THC < 0.3% by dry weight)

154

153

61b

Samples non-compliant

73

136

69

Percentage of acres non-compliant

25%

47%

53%

Percentage of acres non-compliant after remediation or retest

20%

39%

52%

  1. aSome acres planted in 2019 were not inspected until 2020
  2. bSome hemp samples are retested