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It also decriminalized possession of drug paraphernalia, making New Mexico the first state to do so. [25] SB 323 passed the House by a 44–20 vote and the Senate 30–8. [ 26 ] It went into effect on July 1, 2019.
In 2001, the New Mexico state-commissioned Drug Policy Advisory Group stated that decriminalizing cannabis "will result in greater availability of resources to respond to more serious crimes without any increased risks to public safety." [112] A few places in California had been advocating cannabis decriminalization.
The first cannabis prohibition laws in California were passed in 1913. [8] In the 1972 California November elections an initiative titled Proposition 19, which would have legalized cannabis, was on the ballot. It failed to pass, with 66.5% voters voting "No" and 33.5% voting "Yes."
News Analysis: With actions on drug laws, mental health and labor, Newsom moves toward center in second term Laurel Rosenhall, Taryn Luna October 15, 2023 at 3:00 AM
On this issue, the difference is stark: In 2019, Florida passed a law adopting the federal hemp standards at the state level, allowing hemp-derived products that contain less than 0.3 percent ...
In late 2002, Rep. Joe Baca (D- California) introduced a bill (Congress bill HR 5607) to schedule salvia as a controlled substance at the national level. Those opposed to Joe Baca's bill include Daniel Siebert, who sent a letter to Congress arguing against the proposed legislation, [1] and the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (CCLE), who sent key members of the US Congress a report on ...
A federal judge in El Paso recently sentenced the convicted leader of a New Mexico drug trafficking ring with ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel to life in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said ...
Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).