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Former lobbyist finds new calling in cannabis

Albuquerque Journal · Albuquerque Journal · last updated
Muñoz lobbied for funding on projects ranging from the school’s $30 million expansion to UNM Hospital to new physics and astronomy facilities. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, however, those long meetings turned into Zoom calls that felt longer still. And so, in June, Muñoz traded in an established job at one of the state’s largest employers for a shot to crack the state’s newest industry: recreational cannabis. With a license in hand, Carver Family Farm has started growing cannabis ahead of the planned April 1 start date for the recreational program. As a former lobbyist, though, Muñoz knows better than to blame the bureaucrats working to create rules and issue permits.
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