SB 94 - Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research - New Mexico Key Vote
Joe Cervantes voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Vetoed
- April 10, 2015
- House Bill Passed
- March 20, 2015
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 2, 2015
- Introduced
- Dec. 19, 2014
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Title: Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research
Title: Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a licensed individual to grow industrial hemp for commercial, research, and development purposes.
Highlights:
- Authorizes an individual, business, or institution of higher education to apply to the Department of Agriculture for a license to grow hemp for commercial or research and development purposes, including, but not limited to, agricultural, ecological, and marketing research (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this bill, including, but not limited to, the requirements for licensure, inspection, and fees (Sec. 1).
- Requires New Mexico State University to establish a New Mexico Industrial Hemp Research and Development Fund to be administered by the department (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the classification of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinols, and their derivatives as Schedule 1 controlled substances does not apply to the authorized research and development of industrial hemp (Sec. 3).
- Specifies that the definition of marijuana does not include the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant containing a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of three-tenths of a percent or less based on dry weight (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a licensed individual to grow industrial hemp for commercial, research, and development purposes.
Highlights:
- Authorizes an individual, business, or institution of higher education to apply to the Department of Agriculture for a license to grow hemp for commercial or research and development purposes, including, but not limited to, agricultural, ecological, and marketing research (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this bill, including, but not limited to, the requirements for licensure, inspection, and fees (Sec. 1).
- Requires New Mexico State University to establish a New Mexico Industrial Hemp Research and Development Fund to be administered by the department (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the classification of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinols, and their derivatives as Schedule 1 controlled substances does not apply to the authorized research and development of industrial hemp (Sec. 3).
- Specifies that the definition of marijuana does not include the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant containing a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of three-tenths of a percent or less based on dry weight (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research