Growing Industrial Hemp in New Mexico

Bill to Allow Industrial Hemp Cultivation Passes in New Mexico

Lawmakers in New Mexico have made their final approval on a bill to permit the growing of industrial hemp, sending the measure to the desk of Governor Susana Martinez.

The House voted 54-12 on march 20th to approve Senate Bill 94, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act, which was approved in the Senate earlier this month on a 33-8 vote.

The Industrial Hemp Farming Act, would permit the New Mexico Department of Agriculture to provide for the cultivation of industrial hemp for investigational and development reasons. And, upon passage of the legalization of hemp, the plan will allow growing of industrial hemp by New Mexicans issued a license by the department.

If SB94 is signed into law by Governor Susana Martinez, New Mexico will accompany Kentucky, Hawaii and Colorado, which have already developed industrial hemp research programs.

Farmers across the world cultivate hemp commercially for fiber, seed, and oil for use in a wide range of industrial and consumer products, including food and clothing. America is the only developed nation that fails to grow industrial hemp as an economic crop on a major level, according to the Congressional Resource Service.

Over thirty countries grow industrial hemp, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine.

With an estimated market earning annual of over $500 million, the United States is the world’s largest importer of hemp fiber and products. Most of the hemp sold in America is imported from China and Canada, the world’s largest exporters of the crop.

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