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New Mexico Legislature approves cannabis legalization


New Mexico Legislature approves cannabis legalization
Algernon D Ammassa, Las Cruces Sun-News
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Caryn Henshaw smokes medical marijuana at her home in Las Cruces on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. New Mexico is one of 33 states and the District of Columbia that allows medical marijuana with a license. A bill being proposed in the 2020 New Mexico Legislature would legalize use and sale of recreational marijuana for anyone age 21 and older.
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Senate approved legislation to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use Wednesday night, concluding its work in a two-day special session.
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Assuming it is approved in the House, the bill will be bound for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham s signature along with a bill expunging criminal records related to cannabis offenses. ....

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Legislative Roundup: 10 Days Remain In 2021 Session


Legislative Roundup: 10 Days Remain In 2021 Session
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Prayer for senator: Members of the state Senate offered a prayer for Sen. Bill Sharer and his family at the onset of Tuesday morning’s floor session. But no other details were provided.
Sharer, a Republican from Farmington, has been physically absent from the Roundhouse for two consecutive days.
Sen. Craig Brandt, a Rio Rancho Republican and retired pastor who led the chamber in prayer, said, “Lord, we just pray for Sen. Sharer and his family.”
As a result of Sharer’s absences, two bills that have been subject to a legislative maneuver known as a call of the Senate, which requires every member to be physically present at the Capitol, remain in limbo. ....

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Bill to end new contracts on private prisons passes House committee


“But a way forward on this issue so many in New Mexico care about,” Romero said.
Rep. Linda Serrato, D-Santa Fe, who is the lead sponsor on HB 352, said the private prison population has “skyrocketed” since 2000, even as incarceration rates have declined.
According to the Prison Policy Initiative, the numbers of those in local county jails has increased due to more people being arrested for minor crimes and the inability of people to make bail.
Rep. Stefani Lord, R-Sandia Park, who voted, along with Rep. Randall Pedigrew, R-Hobbs, against the bill, said she was concerned about the town of Estancia. ....

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Legislative Roundup: 17 Days Left In 2021 Session


Legislative Roundup: 17 Days Left In 2021 Session
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COVID-19 case detected at the Roundhouse: Another COVID-19 case has emerged at the Roundhouse the first time since five cases were detected near the onset of the legislative session more than a month ago.
Raul Búrciaga, director of the New Mexico Legislative Council Service, reported Tuesday that one positive test result was reported among the 66 people tested Monday.
Contact tracing was initiated as a result of the case, Burciaga wrote in an email. “Two individuals are in quarantine,” he wrote. “Deep cleaning was conducted in the area of the infected individual.”
In discussions with the state Department of Health, “the appropriate measures have been taken,” Burciaga wrote. He said he could not disclose whether the positive case or the individuals in quarantine involved legislators or staff members. ....

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