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Morgan Lee and Cedar Attanasio Associated Press SANTA FE – It’s legal for people in New Mexico to possess recreational marijuana and grow those plants at home as of Tuesday, the same day regulators opened discussions on rules for the launch of pot sales next year. The milestone was celebrated by cannabis consumers and advocates for criminal justice reform who say poor and minority communities have been prosecuted disproportionately for using marijuana. Now, the scent of marijuana no longer is an adequate cause for searching vehicles and property in New Mexico. Recreational marijuana is n...

Associated Press, Andres Leighton By Morgan Lee Associated Press Efforts among a handful of states to hold police accountable for brutality and misconduct are expanding Thursday as New Mexico opens the door to civil rights lawsuits against government agencies in state court. The New Mexico Civil Rights Act removes immunity provisions that shield government agencies from financial liability related to misconduct, though individual officials won't pay for damages. As the law takes effect, local police agencies are bracing for an onslaught of lawsuits that can carry liability awards of up to $...

Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio Heather Estrada hands her medical marijuana card to a worker at the Ultra Health dispensary on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Estrada, 51, received a medical card because of diagnoses for lupus, an autoimmune disease, and fibromyalgia. She says cannabis allowed her to treat pain without opioids, which cause her constipation and sleepiness. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) June 29, 2021 - 5:29 PM SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — It's legal for people in New Mexico to possess recreational marijuana and grow those plants at home as...

Recreational marijuana legal to possess, grow in New Mexico MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press June 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15Multiple sclerosis patient and medical marijuana advocate Aurore Bleck buys cannabis at the Minerva medical dispensary on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marijuana is now legal in New Mexico for recreational use. Black welcomes the legalization legislation, which expands the number of marijuana plants she is allowed to grow.Cedar Attanasio/APShow MoreShow Less 2of15John Mondragon shops at the Minerva medical dispe...