MILD
HB 357
AGRICULTURAL HEMP ACT
- Legislative URL:
- HB 357 on nmlegis.gov
- Emergency Clause:
- Yes
- Germane:
- N/A
- Location:
- HAWC
- Action:
- [7] HAWC/HBEC-HAWC API.
- Issue(s):
- General Interest
Related Legislators
- Bill Sponsor:
- Antonio “Moe” Maestas
Related Documents
- Downloads:
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Introduced
Fiscal Impact Report
Summary
This bill, with the emergency clause, enacts the Agricultural Hemp Act, the purpose of which is to
establish policy regarding the growing of industrial hemp in New Mexico so that farmers and other businesses in the New Mexico agricultural industry can take advantage of this market opportunity.
The act provides that:
- A person in this state may grow industrial hemp of unlimited acreage.
- Industrial hemp production and possession and commerce in industrial hemp commodities and products are authorized in New Mexico.
- Industrial hemp and agricultural hemp seed are deemed to be agricultural products that are subject to regulation by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.
- A grower must comply with any applicable laws governing agricultural operations and applicable rules promulgated by the department; and must maintain records showing the origin of the agricultural hemp seed purchased and planted.
The Controlled Substances Act is amended to provide that “marijuana” does not include any variety of
the species or subspecies of the genus Cannabis that produces not more than three-tenths of one percent of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per weighted unit of flowering tops and leaves and that has a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than one percent on a dry weight basis.
A potential benefit of this bill might be the creation of an important new agricultural industry that is particularly well-suited to growing conditions in New Mexico.