Information Pothole

State gives medical cannabis producers permission to expand operations but still keeps records secret 

Chronic shortages of medical cannabis in New Mexico could be a thing of the past. State health regulators have approved proposals from 10 of the state’s biggest marijuana growers, who will triple the number of plants they’re allowed to cultivate—increasing from 150 to 450 plants after they pay a prorated $90,000 annual fee. Not everyone lined up to grow the new maximum number of plants. Seven of the 23 license holders decided to stay at 150 plants, while six others opted to grow between 200 and 400 plants. In Santa Fe, Fruit of the Earth Organics co-founder Lyra Barron says she and her son, Juam Barron, are expanding production by 50 plants. They’re now licensed to grow 200 plants at a time at their family-owned outdoor farm. At the same time that growers are waiting for...

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