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In 1978 New Mexico became the first state to pass legislation allowing the medical use of cannabis in some form. [2] Known as the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act, the bill allowed the use of cannabis through a research program approved by the Food and Drug Administration , using cannabis supplied by the National Institute on Drug ...
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It was the first time a legalization bill had been advanced to the New Mexico Legislature for a vote. [2] The bill passed in the House, 36–34, on March 7, 2019. [3] [4] The corresponding bill in the New Mexico Senate was S.B. 577. [5] A difference between the bills is that under the Senate legislation, cannabis would be sold in state-owned ...
The drug measures were among 120 proposed state laws and constitutional amendments that were on the ballot in 32 states. The Oregon drug initiative will allow people arrested with small amounts of ...
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of New Mexico on March 11, 2020. On December 23, 2020, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 1,174 new COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths, bringing the cumulative statewide totals to 133,242 cases and 2,243 deaths since the start of the pandemic. [1]
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 ...
In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first US state to decriminalize cocaine. [17] [18] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time. In 2020, the US state of Oregon would also become the first state to decriminalize the use of heroin. [19] This measure will allow people with small amounts to avoid arrest ...
The Democratic-controlled Legislature passed the recriminalization law in March, overhauling a measure approved by 58% of voters in 2020 that made possessing illicit drugs like heroin punishable ...