New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) complained to top officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the seizure of legalized marijuana in her state and the lack of Border Patrol agents in the state. This fact was revealed through a telephone conversation secretly recorded on board the plane.
New Mexico’s Democratic Secretary of State complained about the impact of marijuana seizures on legal growers in the state.
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“They (Border Patrol) say they’re taking all of our marijuana because they’re worried about fentanyl,” the governor said in an audio recording leaked by X user “Chaos Coordinator” @idontexisttore. It says inside. They continue to detain people. ”
The governor also complained about the lack of Border Patrol agents in the “boot heel” region of the state’s border with Mexico. “Put them at the border in Sunland Park. There’s not a single Border Patrol agent there — not a single one — so I told the Secretary (Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas) And I’m grumpy about it,” Grisham said.
Breitbart Texas reported in April 2018 that during the Trump administration, Republican New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez deployed the National Guard to support border patrol operations and secure the border. Shortly after Governor Grisham took office in January 2019, she ordered the withdrawal of most of the deployed New Mexico National Guard. Guardsman.
“I reject the federal government’s assertion that there is an overwhelming national security crisis at our southern border,” Grisham said at the time.
The governor threatened an anonymous DHS official regarding the seizure of marijuana, which is legal in the state. She argued that the Border Patrol is taking a tougher stance and that adjustments need to be made. I don’t want to send that letter, but I’m in a very tight spot. ”
Grisham said the Secretary (Mayorkas) had previously responded to her regarding marijuana seizures and the impact on state-legal cannabis producers. She said he told her, “Don’t worry about it, they’re making a lot of money.”
“I was really upset about that. It’s embarrassing for him,” she told DHS officials in the leaked audio. She went on to talk about the impact of her seizures on people she calls “baby producers.”
“If they (state-legal cannabis producers) lose their shipments, their business goes out of business,” Grisham said in the leaked audio.
She implored authorities to do something about the issue after reporters called her “insensitive.”
“I got a mean (note from the press) saying, ‘The governor is reckless.’ She’s going to get Biden all over her,” Grisham explained. “That can’t happen.”
Grisham’s spokeswoman, Jodi McGinnis Porter, responded to the leaked audio, saying, “This unauthorized, edited recording of the governor’s private phone call reflects what she has already said publicly. “That means we’re frustrated that the federal government is seizing licensed cannabis products in New Mexico.” Especially from small producers. ” according to of Santa Fe, New Mexico. “She expressed similar concerns during her phone call with Secretary Mayorkas.”
Ben Lewiner, executive director of the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce, told a local newspaper that some large cannabis producers lost packages worth $130. “If it’s a small-scale baby producer, a micro-producer, that could be the end of their business…and of course there’s no insurance product in this industry to cover that kind of loss. ” he added.
He went on to boast that “some of the finest cannabis products” produced by New Mexico come from the southern part of the state and are likely being intercepted at Border Patrol inland crossings.
In an email from Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Erin Heater, the Department of Homeland Security asserted that:
Although medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in some states in the United States and Canada, the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance means that marijuana cannot be sold, possessed, produced, distributed, or Facilitation remains illegal under U.S. federal law.
As a result, individuals who violate the Controlled Substances Act encountered while crossing a border, arriving at a U.S. port of entry, or arriving at a Border Patrol checkpoint will be deemed inadmissible and/or or may be subject to seizure, fines, and/or arrest.
Republicans in the New Mexico General Assembly have called on the governor to put border security measures on the legislative agenda for a special legislative session scheduled for July. The governor continues to insist that border security is the responsibility of the federal government. santa fe new mexican food said.
bob price He is an associate editor and senior news contributor on the Breitbart Texas Border Team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team.Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston what is your point? sunday morning talk show.He is also the president of blue wonder cancer care products.
