New Mexico legalizes weed the right way

With the federal government falling behind the curb, states like New Mexico are in the process of creating a new cannabis framework, and what it looks like, one of the most “freedom-focused” structures to date. It appears that some of the New Mexico lawmakers have read my paper while creating a “micro-growing” scheme as I have described in this article.

We will take a closer look at the New Mexico proposals and hopefully help spread these values ​​in the future when it comes to legalization. With so much money to be made in the cannabis industry, it is sometimes difficult to remember that cannabis is primarily a “human rights issue”. The profits should be behind the people in this industry.

Let’s take a closer look at what New Mexico has up its sleeve.

Legal weed highlights in New Mexico

Initially, New Mexico will be removing nonviolent marijuana convictions from the books. While this does not “pay back” what is lost, it does remove significant barriers to those who have a record. As you may know, keeping a record can make it incredibly difficult to get simple things like getting loans or higher paying jobs. By removing their records, you are immediately making a whole range of employment opportunities available to previously affected individuals.

In addition, New Mexico allows the cultivation of up to 12 plants per household. I am assuming these are mature plants that a house can have at the same time. Of course, once this law comes into effect, it would be very difficult to enforce these restrictions on every home. The government has a good faith belief that citizens respect the law.

To be honest, 12 plants are more than enough for personal growing. I am sure there will be activists who will say that there should be no limits to personal cultivation – it certainly will never happen. Especially when there is legal commercial cultivation, home cultivation must be limited.

The application for home cultivation licenses according to the new market rules does not seem to be necessary from now on.

Another important factor in the law, which differs from most other states, is that New Mexico counties and cities cannot ban cannabis companies. In many other states where cannabis is legal, counties have completely banned cannabis companies from operating within their jurisdiction. In New Mexico, cannabis is equated with human rights, which would make it illegal for a county or city to ban a cannabis business.

The state will also have a special license category similar to that of bars and lounges. This is also only now being rolled out in those “more mature” cannabis markets like Colorado.

This means that New Mexico will have cannabis venues in the near future. Of course, this is sure to expand to other states, but seeing one state enforce this from the start is a breath of fresh air.

To create a fairer market, New Mexico is taking a different approach than positive action – they are using the “micro-growing licensing system”. In essence, for a small fee, a person can be eligible to grow up to 200 plants and participate in the economy, much like microbreweries can sell on local marketplaces.

200 plants are sure to make a decent harvest that smaller market players could easily manage. This will also be important for those on a low income to enter the market.

It is also a means of countering the monopoly of the cannabis market.

Another very interesting development is not to limit cannabis licenses. Anyone who wants a license and meets the requirements of the state can get one. This means that there will be no shortage of licensing, which means that licensing has a single price.

In places like Florida, licenses are said to have been “acquired” for tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. By being simple and readily available, licensing diminishes value and adds value to the actual businesses rather than milking the entrepreneurs for their investment dollars.

The country should be careful

While it’s nice to want to repair the damage caused by the war on drugs, the best step forward is to follow in New Mexico’s footsteps. This is the fairest way to legalize cannabis as you don’t give some people “special privileges” but give entrepreneurs the opportunity to start their own businesses and help their communities.

However, too many legislators are trying to squeeze as much money as possible out of the cannabis industry – this will not help the industry or the people negatively affected by the ban on the substance. What we need more now is empowering people to make it easier for them to start new businesses.

This carries even more weight after Covid when thousands of businesses shut down and the economy takes a hit. Now, more than ever, we need to give go-getters the tools and permission to swing big to revive the economy.

New Mexico appears to have created the freest cannabis marketplace in the United States and we need to see how this compares to the other models available. For individuals living in New Mexico, this act gives you access to some of the best-grown cannabis strains on the market because of the competition the market creates. Large corporations won’t be able to simply mass-grow and outperform craft growers – in fact, the craft market is likely to be a significant factor given the New Mexican culture.

Eventually we see that this madness we call life makes sense. Let’s hope this helps build a strong and authentic cannabis market that will last for years.

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