New Mexico’s hemp industry is on hold – again – after the state Supreme Court put the brakes on two bills setting up hemp production.
The 3-2 decision doesn’t mean New Mexico’s hemp program is permanently blocked, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
A lower court had ruled that the hemp bills should become law because the governor used an improper procedure to veto them.
New Mexico’s hemp standstill has frustrated advocates who point out that New Mexico’s northern neighbor, Colorado, leads the nation in hemp production.
“You’ve heard the expression, ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’? This is the epitome of that,” said state Sen. Cisco McSorley, who sponsored the hemp bills, according to the New Mexican.
Martinez, a former prosecutor, previously opposed the hemp measure because she said police could confuse the plant with marijuana. But she wrote no explanation last year in vetoing two hemp bills.
The New Mexico Supreme Court gave no timetable for giving the hemp vetoes a closer review.
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I used to live in Santa Fe, NM, it’s a great state, but they need more economic growth. This governor is clearly a moron…
I fully agree. She is denying us the greatest natural medicine because her husband has a medical cannibas commercial license. She is a snake! Total ignorance and no economic growth except for her!
Ha..doesn’t make governor a moron, just cause disagree