On Monday, New Mexico became the 17th state alongside D.C. to legalize a recreational marijuana program after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the legislation into
While it is all but certain that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will soon sign legislation that legalizes the sale and use of recreational marijuana in
New Mexico’s future as a legal cannabis state is all but cemented with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a vocal supporter of legalization, acting as the
It is all but certain that New Mexico will now join the ranks of numerous other states that have passed measures to legalize recreational cannabis.
Discussions to legalize cannabis in the state of New Mexico have reached a deadlock over the past week, leaving many skeptical that any meaningful compromise
In the midst of widespread support among New Mexico’s Senate legislators on the need for a regulated and taxed market for adult-use marijuana, various proposals
In the state of New Mexico, where medical marijuana is legal, a judge has ruled in favor of those incarcerated, and who are cannabis card
A Senate committee derailed a cannabis legalization bill in New Mexico.
This ordinance is a first step to push back against laws that have deeply impacted, in particular, poor communities.
More than 50 Percent of Voters in all Albuquerque City Council Districts Support Decriminalizing Possession of Marijuana
Today, New Mexico State Representative Javier Martinez introduced House Bill 312 to tax and regulate marijuana.
On Tuesday a new report by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) will show how and why marijuana legalization is working so far
Under a bill recently approved by the New Mexico State Senate, criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana would be replaced with a
A New Mexico Bill to Legalize Marijuana passed the House Committee moving the issue forward in a state that shares its borders with Arizona and
New Mexico’s Department of Health administrative shortfalls are leaving medical cannabis patients without access to medicine and unprotected from criminal liability for purchase, possession, and
There are a lot of people that think that 2016 will be the year that a state finally legalizes recreational marijuana via legislative action. The
2016 is the year of marijuana legalization in a lot of people’s eyes. Activists and campaigns have had their eyes on 2016 for a long
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director More than three out of five New Mexicans believe that state law ought to be amended to permit retails
New polling data about New Mexican’s attitudes towards changes in marijuana policy will be released tomorrow during a press event at the State Capitol. The
Whenever people ask me which states I think might legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, I always offer up the same eight states. Six of them
Yesterday, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry vetoed legislation that would have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana for personal possession as well as a resolution that would
Late last night, Albuquerque city council members voted 5-4 on party lines in favor of Ordinance 15-60 to remove criminal sanctions pertaining to possession of
Today, Albuquerque city council members, Rey Garduño and Isaac Benton, filed a new bill to remove criminal sanctions pertaining to possession of marijuana and marijuana
Governor Susana Martinez signed HB 560 into law, ending the practice of civil asset forfeiture in New Mexico. Civil asset forfeiture, also known as “policing
