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Council advances intoxicating hemp-products ordinance after weeks of debate; 7-2 vote moves it forward
Summary
The City Council voted 7–2 to give a ‘do pass’ recommendation to R-78, an ordinance that would prohibit retail sale of certain intoxicating hemp-derived products in Albuquerque; supporters cited youth exposure, opponents said federal and state changes make local prohibition premature.
The Albuquerque City Council on June 2 voted 7–2 to give a “do pass” recommendation to R-78, legislation sponsored by Councilor Dan Lewis that would create a new Part 3 in Chapter 9, Article 11 of the Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque (1994) to prohibit retail sales of specified intoxicating hemp-derived products in the city.
The sponsor told the council the ordinance targets high-dose, semi-synthetic or synthetic hemp products sold in convenience stores and gas stations and marketed in packaging that can appeal to children. "If your business model is to market that high dose hemp and put it into retail, convenience stores, gas stations and sell it to children ... that's exactly what this bill has to do with," Councilor Lewis said.
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