NM Cannabis News

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer Announces H.R. 420, Which Would Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol on the Federal Level  Cannabis Business Times U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is getting a jump on 2019 cannabis legislation by introducing H.R. 420, a bill that would remove cannabis from the federal list …

It’s Time to Protect Workers Who Use Marijuana  Cannabis Now Although medical marijuana is now legal in more than 30 states, employees who participate in these programs are not exactly given the freedom to use the herb …

America Began Alcohol Prohibition in 1919 but It’s Edging Toward Ending Cannabis Prohibition in 2019  mySanAntonio.com What a difference a century makes. One hundred years after the 18th Amendment took effect and prohibition of alcohol became the law of the land, 2019 is likely …

Marijuana: Will they or won’t they legalize it?  Albuquerque Business First With Democrats controlling both houses and with a new Democratic governor, will legalizing marijuana be a sure thing?

Baked Goods: Hemp is Legal  Weekly Alibi Last month, amid the holiday bustle and shutdown threats, President Donald Trump quietly legalized hemp by signing the 2018 Farm Bill.

Legal pot or not? Protecting NM’s medical marijuana industry  Albuquerque Journal FOURTH IN A FIVE-PART SERIES: Pot legalization supporters say that’s a priority, as well as lower prices.

Bill aims to include workplace protections for medical marijuana users  Las Cruces Sun-News “There are no protections right now in New Mexico for workers who use medical marijuana legally,” Albuquerque attorney Jason Bowles said.

Cannabis news briefs: Congressional report calls for reclassification of marijuana, Tilray partners with Labatt, and former Coca-Cola exec joins CW Hemp  PotNetwork According to a Congressional report released this week by Joint Economic Committee Democrats, marijuana sales will reach $11 billion in 2019 and could …

Courtesy NM Political Report A majority of New Mexico voters support legalizing recreational marijuana. And a governor who opposes the idea will leave office at the start of the year, giving hope to some supporters of the idea. But even if New Mexico’s next governor supports the legalization of recreational marijuana, a familiar obstacle would […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Greenhouse growers can now bathe their crops in yield-boosting, late-summer-like sun rays all year round courtesy of Los Alamos startup Ubiquitous Quantum Dots. UbiQD Inc. launched commercial sales of its red-light emitting window film for the first time this week, marking a major milestone for the 4-year-old company, and possibly a ground-breaking […]

Terpenes are aromatic compounds that impact marijuana’s flavor and smell, but can also have biological effects.Image: Vicky Leta By Brittany Levine Beckman This post is part of our High-tech High series, which explores weed innovations, and our cultural relationship with cannabis, as legalization in several U.S. states, Canada, and Uruguay moves the market further out […]

The midterms are over, but Democrats in the House have already found themselves locked in another contentious race that could ultimately have big implications for marijuana legislation in the 116th Congress. Will Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reclaim her seat as speaker of the House? Or will a coalition of frustrated lawmakers usher in a new […]