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A The state medical marijuana advisory board's chairman is leaving office after not being reappointed by Gov. Susana Martinez's administration.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Dr. Steve Jenison was instrumental in establishing New Mexico's medical marijuana program.
Health Secretary Retta Ward told Jenison in a letter that he will no longer be part of the board.
Health Department spokesman Kenny Vigil declined to elaborate on why Jension isn't being reappointed.
Jenison says the decision may be stem from his efforts to ensure compliance with rules and to press for timely decisions on requests to add medical conditions allowing medical marijuana use.
New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance Executive Kaltenbach says Jenison has done a good job and that she's sorry he's not being reappointed.
commercial medical marijuana cultivation facility in a Hesperus neighborhood has been granted a land-use permit.
The permit for the Hesperus Mountain Healers optional premises was unanimously approved by the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners at its weekly meeting Tuesday.
The facility plans to operate daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and have four employees, county planner Carolynn Pakeltis said.
It will not be open for customers. Instead, it will supply a medical marijuana store in Aspen.
Mountain Healers originally received a temporary land-use permit in June 2011. At the time, few counties had an established land-use process for medical marijuana growing operations, said Naomi Riess, a land-use consultant hired by the owner, Tremaine Ebeid.
The temporary land-use permits expired last summer, and any businesses that had received one were required to apply for a regular permit, Pakeltis said.
Ebeid still has to get a local license from the county, but they are not issued until the business has received a permit, she said.
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The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Dr. Steve Jenison was instrumental in establishing New Mexico's medical marijuana program.
Health Secretary Retta Ward told Jenison in a letter that he will no longer be part of the board.
Health Department spokesman Kenny Vigil declined to elaborate on why Jension isn't being reappointed.
Jenison says the decision may be stem from his efforts to ensure compliance with rules and to press for timely decisions on requests to add medical conditions allowing medical marijuana use.
New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance Executive Kaltenbach says Jenison has done a good job and that she's sorry he's not being reappointed.
commercial medical marijuana cultivation facility in a Hesperus neighborhood has been granted a land-use permit.
The permit for the Hesperus Mountain Healers optional premises was unanimously approved by the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners at its weekly meeting Tuesday.
The facility plans to operate daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and have four employees, county planner Carolynn Pakeltis said.
It will not be open for customers. Instead, it will supply a medical marijuana store in Aspen.
Mountain Healers originally received a temporary land-use permit in June 2011. At the time, few counties had an established land-use process for medical marijuana growing operations, said Naomi Riess, a land-use consultant hired by the owner, Tremaine Ebeid.
The temporary land-use permits expired last summer, and any businesses that had received one were required to apply for a regular permit, Pakeltis said.
Ebeid still has to get a local license from the county, but they are not issued until the business has received a permit, she said.
News Hawk- Truth Seeker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: durangoherald.com
Author: Jordyn Dahl
Contact: The Durango Herald | customer-service
Website: The Durango Herald 06/11/2013 | Medical marijuana farm approved for Hesperus
