Officials uneasy over proposed marijuana farm near Roswell

A proposal to turn a former dairy processing plant near Roswell into a place to grow plants, specifically marijuana, isn’t getting high praise from local officials.

The Roswell Daily Record reports a joint city-county commission will meet next week to consider Pecos Valley Pharmaceuticals’ request to rezone the facility as a “pharmaceutical manufacturing site.”

According to a Chaves County Planning & Zoning Department report, officials have received verbal objections as well as one in writing.

But the report endorses approving the zoning change, saying the pot farm would bring economic development.

Chavez County commissioners at one time were considering an ordinance to ban marijuana in the county.

Roswell city councilors say state law does not allow for local governments to have control over marijuana dispensaries and growing operations.