New Mexico lawmakers eye hemp production bill

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Source: Associated Press

New Mexico lawmakers eye hemp production bill
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press. | January 12, 2015 | Updated: January 12, 2015 9:13am

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Democratic New Mexico senator wants to allow farmers to grow an industrial version of marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin.

Sen. Cisco McSorley has filed legislation aimed at legalizing the selling hemp and licensing of farmers to grow the crop.

Hemp has a negligible content of THC, the psychoactive compound that gives marijuana users a high. Many products made from hemp, such as oils and clothing, are legal.

But some law enforcement agencies have said marijuana growers could camouflage their illegal crops with hemp plants.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/article/New-Mexico-lawmakers-eye-hemp-production-bill-6009082.php

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1. Sounds like the "law enforcement" agencies don't understand plants.

Growing marijuana among hemp plants lowers the potency of the THC (I am sure there is a better explanation than I can give!).

I would think by now that "law enforcement" agencies would learn that pot use is not any worse than alcohol, but I guess they would lose money if they admitted it.

This sounds like a great thing for the farmers there. Hemp is an amazing plant that can be used for many things.

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2. Al Sharpton is mentioning it on MSNBC right now

Glad to see NM getting some good press...especially about this!

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3. I screw up! Wrong thread

I thought this was the Albuquerque police being charged with murder.