CONWAY — At a recent forum attended by about a dozen county residents, suggested uses for Carroll County agricultural lands ranged from collecting solar energy to growing hemp and hosting a marijuana dispensary.
The Sept. 28 event at the Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway was hosted by a committee charged with helping to figure out the best use of the county farm.
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