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New Mexico lawmakers to mull hemp production bill (SF New Mex)

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New Mexico lawmakers to mull hemp production bill

Posted: Monday, January 12, 2015 9:00 pm | Updated: 9:32 pm, Mon Jan 12, 2015.

New Mexico lawmakers to mull hemp production bill By Russell Contreras
AP writer SantaFeNewMexican.com | 1 comment

A Democratic New Mexico senator wants to allow farmers to grow an industrial version of marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin.

But it’s unclear, despite a movement nationwide, whether enough lawmakers from both parties support the proposal.

Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque, recently filed legislation aimed at legalizing the selling of hemp and licensing of farmers to grow the crop. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act would establish fees and set up state regulations for the processing of hemp to be distributed.

Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, who has pushed for the legalization of marijuana in New Mexico, said he thinks an industrial hemp bill may have a chance at passing during the legislative session that begins later this month.

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-lawmakers-to-mull-hemp-production-bill/article_0621bb57-6ae8-5ae2-b6d0-3e42d27655f1.html