AN ALBUQUERQUE STATE LAWMAKER WILL TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR TO GET A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED FOR A MARIJUANA AND HEMP INDUSTRY IN NEW MEXICO. SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO’S MEASURES HAVE BEEN SHOT DOWN OVER THREE YEARS.
BUT HE SAYS THE LATEST TAX FOUNDATION STUDY PROVES HOW GOOD A POT INDUSTRY IS FOR A STATE’S BOTTOM LINE. HE TELLS US COLORADO IS GETTING INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS WELL AS TAX REVENUE FROM ITS MARIJUANA BUSINESS. COLORADO POT SMOKERS ARE ALSO HELPING TO FUND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, BUILD SCHOOLS, AND AID THE HOMELESS.
