New Mexico hits stalemate on cannabis legalization March 15, 2021 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments State legislators are at a stalemate regarding popular efforts to legalize marijuana in New Mexico with less than a week remaining to send a bill to the governor. A state Senate panel pulled cannabis discussions off its agenda minutes before… Read More→
New Mexico Senate takes up recreational marijuana legalization after House passage February 28, 2021 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments Efforts to legalize marijuana in New Mexico took center stage Saturday as a state Senate panel considered creating a taxed and regulated market for recreational sales amid significant support among lawmakers. The Senate consideration came after a legalization measure passed… Read More→
First cannabis legalization bills filed at Roundhouse in New Mexico February 3, 2021 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments Two bills seeking to add New Mexico to the ranks of Western states that have legalized recreational cannabis for adult users were introduced in the state Senate on Monday, and additional proposals could be filed in the coming days. The… Read More→
New Mexico: How much green would recreational cannabis bring? December 28, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments During a legislative session where funds are expected to be at a premium, state lawmakers may look seriously at raising revenue through a controversial source: recreational cannabis. However, lawmakers and industry advocates disagree on just how much the industry might… Read More→
Hemp operation ongoing; Navaho Nation files motion to enforce court order October 16, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments Dineh Benally is continuing his hemp operation and the Navajo Nation is fed up. Even after the Shiprock District Court granted a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Benally, his workers and others from illegally growing,… Read More→
Chaos and cannabis October 15, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments A massive hemp empire is accused of growing illegal marijuana and sowing violence on the Navajo Nation SHIPROCK, N.M. — In the fertile northeast corner of the Navajo Nation, fields that only months ago were traditional open-air corn farms are… Read More→
New Mexico medical marijuana industry booming during pandemic July 29, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments The medical cannabis industry is booming in New Mexico. The industry says the effects of COVID have dramatically increased demand and they’re trying to keep up. “What we learned was it wasn’t just a New Mexico thing, in fact, the number of… Read More→
Crossing the Cannabis Line in New Mexico February 18, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments Lawmakers cruise toward ditching out-of-state patients, namely Texans People who are not residents of New Mexico and who don't have medical cannabis cards in other states would no longer be allowed to buy the medicine here under a proposed law… Read More→
New Mexico cannabis legalization faces an uphill climb February 13, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments A co-sponsor of a bill that would legalize the use of recreational cannabis said he thinks it only has a "one in three" chance of becoming law this year. Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, said Senate Bill 115 is undergoing a… Read More→
Appellate ruling allows tax deduction for medical pot in New Mexico February 4, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments  A state Court of Appeals ruling that New Mexico medical marijuana producers can claim a tax deduction for prescription medication could affect prices for 80,000 or so enrolled patients statewide – and the state budget. The ruling, which overturned a… Read More→
New Mexico court allows medical marijuana tax deduction February 2, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Medical marijuana producers in New Mexico can claim a tax deduction for prescription medication, a move that could affect prices for thousands of enrolled patients, according to a state Court of Appeals ruling. The 11-page… Read More→
New Mexico Recreational Pot Legalization Passes 1st Test January 29, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico passed its first test late Tuesday amid heighten interested from businesses and health care advocates. The Senate Public Affairs Committee voted 4-3 along party lines to… Read More→
New Mexico Legislature eyes recreational pot legalization January 29, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments SANTA FE, N.M. — A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico was set to get its first public vetting Tuesday by lawmakers. A legislative committee will convene in the afternoon on… Read More→
New Mexico Gov. begins push for legal marijuana January 17, 2020 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham began her push to try to win over skeptics on the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana use on Thursday, telling Albuquerque business leaders the policy shift would immediately create 11,000 jobs and generate tax dollars that… Read More→
New Mexico Issues Health Warning and Order Mandating That Licensees Include A Warning Label On All Cannabis Derived Vape Products October 7, 2019 AggregatedNews New Mexico, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Last Thursday, Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health, issued the following order to Medical Marijuana licensees. Public Health Order the Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health October 3, 2019 Warning Labels… Read More→