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In 1923, New Mexico banned the cultivation, importation, and sale of cannabis. The Santa Fe New Mexican noted: [1] The Santa Fe representative, however, had better luck with his bill to prevent sale of marihuana, cannabis indica, Indian hemp or hashish as it is variously known. This bill was passed without any opposition.
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 ...
New Mexico: HB144 [19] 21-Jan-2009 Schedule I not passed / died Rep. W. Ken Martinez & Rep. Keith J. Gardner Yes See New Mexico Statutes Ch. 30, Article 31 for list of controlled substances HB336 [20] 03-Feb-2011 not passed / died Zachary J. Cook: Yes SB127 [21] 27-Jan-2014 not passed / died Sue Wilson Beffort: Yes New York: S1454-2013 18-Apr ...
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Dec. 12—A 46-year-old alleged New Mexico drug trafficker is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after a federal jury convicted him on Tuesday of gunning down a government witness ...
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 ...
1978: New Mexico passes the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act, becoming the first state to enact legislation recognizing the medical value of marijuana. [ 23 ] 1979: Virginia passes legislation allowing doctors to recommend cannabis for glaucoma or the side effects of chemotherapy .
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.