Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Polis outlined his plan for making hemp an agricultural mainstay in Colorado. Currently, 62,000 acres are allotted for hemp farming, which Polis wants to increase by 20 percent next year by speeding up registration procedures for farmers.
Our current governor continues to tout the benefits of a legal, regulated cannabis industryGov. Polis appeared on CNBC recently talking up the economic contributions of legalized marijuana, notably “nearly $50 million on marijuana sales in just 2 months in April and May.” Check out his full appearance here »
While the former governor – who is running for president –has “evolved slowly” on the issue.Hickenlooper is not an advocate for marijuana use, saying that “he sometimes wonders if his own past marijuana use could have impaired his memory.”
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But he was also criticized for “revisionist history” when he took credit for cannabis legalization during the debates last week.
Gov. Jared Polis recently hired Ean Seeb, a founding partner at a cannabis business consulting firm, to serve as his special adviser on cannabis. Seeb will serve as the governor’s adviser for marijuana bills going through the legislature and be a liaison with the department of revenue, which oversees marijuana enforcement, among other state agencies.
After what seemed like an eternity, the Colorado legislature closed out its 2019 session last week. There were 15 bills related to cannabis and hemp and thirteen passed. Only one has been signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, but the others are expected to be signed in the near future.
The highlights include bills:
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis