NM Gov. Grisham calls for recreational marijuana legalization

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has officially announced her support for legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana in New Mexico. Her announcement comes just days before the start of the legislative session.

The proposal, House Bill 160, would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and over. According to a statement from the governor's office, the measure could potentially bring in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of revenue and create thousands of new jobs.

“The legislature has the opportunity to pass the largest job-creation program in New Mexico in a decade,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “Skeptics have been right to preach study and patience. I agree with their caution – and that’s why we haven’t rushed into this issue. But if we are clear-eyed about the risks, we have to be clear-eyed about the opportunity.”

A new poll shows that nearly 3 in 4 New Mexicans support legalization. New Mexico has regulated legal medical cannabis for more than a decade.

To read the full proposal, click here.

https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/gov-lujan-grisham-releases-recreational-cannabis-legalization-proposal-/5613643/?cat=500

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1. She said a few months ago that she'd sign the legislation for it

NM certainly needs the revenue, this is one hell of a poor state. and pot tourism from AZ and TX could make a very big difference here. If the experience in other states hold true, it might also make a dent in the black tar heroin problem.

The resistance has come from a lot of Hispanics who internalized Anslinger's racism over it.

I'm way too old to suck concentrated smoke from anything into my lungs, but I'd welcome the edibles.