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    Published April 17, 2015 at 300 × 200 in DrugPolicy_2329

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    • Some NM cannabis producers may face higher than expected tax bill
      By Andy Lyman | 4 hours ago

      New Mexico recreational-use cannabis companies, for the first time, are required to file their gross receipts and cannabis excise taxes in one week.

    • Diminishing returns: In the San Juan Basin, small energy companies have an outsized impact
      By Lindsay Fendt, Searchlight New Mexico | May 17, 2022

      FARMINGTON — On Oct.

    • What the Supreme Court abortion draft opinion means for Indigenous people
      By Susan Dunlap | May 16, 2022

      Earlier this spring, the need for financial assistance to obtain an abortion caused abortion fund provider Indigenous Women Rising to take a break so the grassroots organization could “catch up” financially.

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    • Weather station network intended to provide some security for farmers, ranchers
      By Hannah Grover | May 2, 2022

      Government programs provide insurance for ranchers if they lose their forage crops due to lack of rain, but the scarcity of rain gauges in New Mexico has limited the usefulness of this insurance, according to legislators who secured funding to build a network of weather stations throughout the state.

    • Rail Runner funding removed from junior spending bill
      By Hannah Grover | April 6, 2022

      The Rail Runner will not be receiving $1 million to temporarily reduce fares to riders.

    Recent Posts

    • Growing Forward: It’s not easy being green

      The nascent New Mexico cannabis industry is generally expected to contribute tens of millions of dollars to state revenue this year, but some new cannabis businesses are learning firsthand how hard it can be to raise enough capital to operate.  This week’s episode of Growing Forward, the collaborative cannabis podcast between NM Political Report and New Mexico PBS, examines the financial difficulties cannabis businesses face and a state program that aims to help alleviate those difficulties.  Mathew Muñoz, the chief innovation and finance officer for cannabis microbusiness Carver Family Farm, said he and his two business partners were able to raise about $350,000 from private investors but that all three partners also contributed a large portion of their personal savings.

    • Hundreds protest in Las Cruces for abortion rights 

      More than 200 individuals protested the potential “roll back” of abortion rights on Saturday in Las Cruces.

    • Fish and Wildlife Service releases draft recommended decision for Mexican wolves

      A draft recommended decision in the Mexican gray wolf recovery plan would eliminate the population cap and temporarily restrict when a wolf can be killed, but environmental advocates say it still falls short of the reforms needed to ensure genetic diversity.

    About Patrick Davis

    Patrick Davis is the executive director of ProgressNow NM, a public advocacy organization advocating for progressive causes in New Mexico.

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