ALBUQUERQUE STATE SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO STILL HOPES TO GET HEMP CULTIVATION APPROVED FOR NEW MEXICO AS WELL LEGALIZING MARIJUANA.
ORTIZ Y PINO’S BEEN PUSHING A HEMP BILL FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE SAYS MANY FARMERS IN THE STATE ARE ABANDONING HIGH-WATER CROPS. ORTIZ Y PINO SAYS HEMP IS PERFECT FOR NEW MEXICO BECAUSE IT REQUIRES LITTLE WATER AND CAN GROW IN MARGINAL SOILS.
HE SAYS THE REVENUE THE STATE COULD MAKE OFF MARIJUANA SALES COULD BE PUT TO GOOD USE AS WELL. HE NOTES COLORADO IS USING POT MONEY NOW TO FUND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HELP THE HOMELESS.
