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NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS
SPECIAL MEETING WORK SESSION WITH NMDA
November 19, 2018 at 3:30pm
Senate Chambers, Corbett Center Student Union, NMSU
Las Cruces Campus, 1600 International Mall, Las Cruces,
New Mexico
Regents of New Mexico State University
Chair Debra Hicks, Vice Chair Kari Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer Jerean Hutchinson, Chris Saucedo, Margie Vela
MINUTES
In attendance: NMDA Secretary Jeff Witte, Chair Debra Hicks, Vice Chair Kari Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer
Jerean Hutchinson, Regent Christopher Saucedo, Regent Margie Vela, Chancellor Dan Arvizu, President John
Floros, Melody Munson-McGee, Tiffany Rivera (NMDA), Brad Lewis (NMDA), Kristi Garcia {NMDA), Adam
Covotta, Mike Rogers, and Stephen Lopez
A. Call to Order, Chair Debra Hicks
Meeting called to order at 3:37 PM by Chair Hicks.
1. Discussion of proposed Hemp Rules with NMDA, Chair Debra Hicks
Secretary Witte provided introduction -
• Thanked the Regents for taking time to understand this rule.
• The most highly watched rule in some time.
• Hemp Information provided from Hemp Information Document distributed at meeting
• 42 states have some kind of legislation on the books regarding industrial Hemp.
• From fiber to CBD oils. Grown in green houses and in fields. New Mexico business are interested in
producing clones, seeds, and CBD extraction. Seed is $1/seed (feminized). Transplants/clones $14 -
$5/plant. Yield is up to $50,000/acre.
• Previous bill was unworkable and very restrictive.
• Currently operating under research law.
• NMDA didn't start working on Hemp-related legislation until after veto was overturned by courts.
Engaged growers and processors in the process.
• 5 meetings across the state with about 200 overall in attendance. Comments were analyzed. Hearing
officer makes recommendation which is reviewed and approved by the secretary.
• Federally, the Farm Bill will likely include Hemp regulations to likely include moving Hemp out of
schedule I.
• Overview of Hemp rule being considered.
• Decision to put the specifics of testing into policy is an emerging issue and consistency is important to
work with industry and other states.
Arvizu: Is there a research component to the new rule?
Witte: No, it's absent. Testing of samples is done in private labs as proposed for initial phase.
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Object Description
| Title | New Mexico State University Board of Regents Special Meeting Work Session with NMDA, November 19, 2018 |
| Creator | Hutchinson, Jerean |
| Meeting Date | 2018-11-19 |
| Members Present | Hicks, Debra; Mitchell, Kari; Hutchinson, Jerean; Saucedo, Christopher; Vela, Margie; Arvizu, D. E.; Floros, John |
| Special Notes | Special meeting work session |
| Subject | New Mexico State University--Board of Regents |
| Description | Minutes of the November 19, 2018 meeting of the Board of Regents of New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) |
| Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Rights | This source is a public record, and therefore in the public domain |
| Collection | New Mexico State University Board of Regents |
| Identifier | BoR20181119WS.pdf |
| Source | Saved from PDF available on New Mexico State University Board of Regents website: https://regents.nmsu.edu/minutes/ |
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| Language | English |
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| Collection | New Mexico State University Board of Regents |
| OCR | NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS SPECIAL MEETING WORK SESSION WITH NMDA November 19, 2018 at 3:30pm Senate Chambers, Corbett Center Student Union, NMSU Las Cruces Campus, 1600 International Mall, Las Cruces, New Mexico Regents of New Mexico State University Chair Debra Hicks, Vice Chair Kari Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer Jerean Hutchinson, Chris Saucedo, Margie Vela MINUTES In attendance: NMDA Secretary Jeff Witte, Chair Debra Hicks, Vice Chair Kari Mitchell, Secretary/Treasurer Jerean Hutchinson, Regent Christopher Saucedo, Regent Margie Vela, Chancellor Dan Arvizu, President John Floros, Melody Munson-McGee, Tiffany Rivera (NMDA), Brad Lewis (NMDA), Kristi Garcia {NMDA), Adam Covotta, Mike Rogers, and Stephen Lopez A. Call to Order, Chair Debra Hicks Meeting called to order at 3:37 PM by Chair Hicks. 1. Discussion of proposed Hemp Rules with NMDA, Chair Debra Hicks Secretary Witte provided introduction - • Thanked the Regents for taking time to understand this rule. • The most highly watched rule in some time. • Hemp Information provided from Hemp Information Document distributed at meeting • 42 states have some kind of legislation on the books regarding industrial Hemp. • From fiber to CBD oils. Grown in green houses and in fields. New Mexico business are interested in producing clones, seeds, and CBD extraction. Seed is $1/seed (feminized). Transplants/clones $14 - $5/plant. Yield is up to $50,000/acre. • Previous bill was unworkable and very restrictive. • Currently operating under research law. • NMDA didn't start working on Hemp-related legislation until after veto was overturned by courts. Engaged growers and processors in the process. • 5 meetings across the state with about 200 overall in attendance. Comments were analyzed. Hearing officer makes recommendation which is reviewed and approved by the secretary. • Federally, the Farm Bill will likely include Hemp regulations to likely include moving Hemp out of schedule I. • Overview of Hemp rule being considered. • Decision to put the specifics of testing into policy is an emerging issue and consistency is important to work with industry and other states. Arvizu: Is there a research component to the new rule? Witte: No, it's absent. Testing of samples is done in private labs as proposed for initial phase. 1 |
