tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31079809771482270.post2414316565180415901..comments2024-03-18T07:30:30.432-07:00Comments on interested party: Legal cannabis advances in New Mexico Legislaturelarry kurtzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31079809771482270.post-59666854826915810592019-02-25T05:13:25.306-08:002019-02-25T05:13:25.306-08:00HB356 has passed from committee and onto the New M...HB356 has passed from committee and onto the New Mexico House floor. One of the lawyers drafting it is a Lyman (South Dakota) High School grad, Trace Rabern. <br /><br />perjury trap<br />📚<br />⚖️<br />‏ @trabernlaw<br />Feb 23<br />Replying to @larry_kurtz<br /><br />Thank you for the tweet! But many very sharp minds worked tirelessly through drafts of this bill, which is uniquely comprehensive and well-supported in science. We can be quite proud of it.<br />larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31079809771482270.post-37539738297971665082019-02-15T05:04:41.135-08:002019-02-15T05:04:41.135-08:00Called it. "Duke Rodriguez, who heads Ultra H...Called it. "Duke Rodriguez, who heads Ultra Health, the biggest medical cannabis company in the state, also has problems with the bill but commended the Republican sponsors. “These guys are really sticking their necks out,” he said. “I’m impressed that three Republicans have acknowledged the need for legalization.”<br /><br />The major objection Rodriguez has to SB 577 is the part that would have the state run retail outlets for nonmedical sales. “The state has problems sending [Medical Cannabis Program] cards on time,” he said. “Are they really ready to build and open a couple of hundred stores across the state?”<br /><br />Rodriguez said that he and the other licensed producers in the state are “trailblazers” who have built in the course of a decade a $100 million-a-year industry. “It’s not fair to exclude medical producers from trying to profit from recreational cannabis sales,” he said." [<a href="http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/gop-senator-s-bill-calls-for-state-run-pot-shops/article_826dd916-165c-59a6-88ce-d5b89292b068.html" rel="nofollow">GOP senator’s bill calls for state-run pot shops</a>] <br /><br />Letting Big Dope Ultra Health control the market is a really bad idea. Put a sunset clause on state-run shops. Say: three years, then open it to private enterprise.larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.com