New Mexico Grass - Episode 3, NM Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, Ben Lewinger

In episode 3 of New Mexico Grass, we interview the Executive Director of the New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, Ben Lewinger.

We learn more about the NM Cannabis Chamber and how it can help our "budding" industry.

We also hear Ben's thoughts on the likelihood of cannabis legalization passing during the upcoming Special Session.

00:38 - Welcome to Ben Lewinger!
• New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce … v3.0
• Creating Space, Momentum, Support
• Membership: LNPPs / Independent Manufacturers & Cannabis Adjacent Businesses
• PPL, Microbusiness Licensees & Small Growers – VIEW THIS

04:11 - Medicinal to Legal … What a long, long road
• Hard Blue, & Rural!
• NM State Political Structure … PAY THESE FOLKS!!
• We can, damnit – we can

06:25 - Manifest Your Reality
• Ben’s story … is amazing
• The Myths of Old & New … he wasn’t talking about NM, but yea, he was
• MADD Policy Chops, brother
• An Infrastructure of Progress, Realized
• Politics are always local – even more so in NM
• Vibrancy & Openness vs. Scarcity & Fear

10:30 - Social Equity & Legalization
• Ballot vs. Legislature
• This is TOUGH
• Very Important yet Problematic
• Disproportionate Impact
• Couple Together, or Address Separately?
• Come on guys … we can’t be last
• How NM Relates to Cannabis, and … What??

16:45 - The Special Session
• Nicely done, @NMDEMS, nicely done …
• Wait, did he just say 2 days? Giggity
• Plants In The Ground, Details, and … sorry, did he really say 2 days?!
• A Better HB12
• He did, he just said it again
• And the odds? Well, he laid pretty exact probabilities down, but you’ll have to watch to learn the inside scoop …
• Excited to be alive, excited for the future, excited to help … We Love This Guy!