Monday, July 29, 2019

Change in hemp law fuels ‘green gold rush’

Change in hemp law fuels ‘green gold rush’

Albuquerque Journal
By T.S. Last

Brad Lewis, a division director at the state Department of Agriculture, said the state is seeing the results.  “We’ve seen commercial buildings that have been vacant for years now being repurposed for hemp,” he said. “We’ve seen jobs open up for the production of hemp. We have seen millions of dollars flow into the state with hemp businesses. We’ve seen the state itself invest in hemp businesses through grants and loan programs. We’re seeing new cottage industries develop around hemp, as well as larger commercial companies that are moving in, and we’ve seen agreements between universities and private companies to conduct research.”

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