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SANTA FE — After years of hitting a brick wall at the Roundhouse, cannabis legalization finally burst through on Wednesday. New Mexico is poised to join a wave of other states in legalizing and taxing recreational cannabis sales, after both the House and Senate voted to approve a special session bill during a marathon day at the Roundhouse that featured lengthy debates and stinging political accusations. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has pushed for creation of what could be a multimillion-dollar industry, said she would s...
SANTA FE — The push to legalize recreational cannabis for New Mexico adults will have to wait after stalling in the final hours of this year’s 60-day legislative session — but maybe not for long. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she plans to call lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session on marijuana legalization in about a week, adding a framework for a deal that was already largely in place despite its failure to win final approval. “It’s not really goodbye — it’s take a rest and I’ll see you soon,” Lujan Gr...
New Mexico was thrust into a national fray Thursday as President Donald Trump’s campaign tried to cast doubt on the accuracy of unofficial election results. Without citing specific evidence, Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for the president, said the campaign was looking into fraud allegations in New Mexico, among other states. “We have very, very significant amount of fraud allegations in the state of New Mexico,” Giuliani said during a news conference in Washington, D.C. While two lawsuits were filed by the state Republican Party...
