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Special Session Day 1 Recap | 3.30.21

March 31, 2021
Front view of the New Mexico Roundhouse.

Day one of the 2021 Special Legislative Session saw several proposals introduced dealing with the legalization of adult use cannabis in New Mexico. There are competing bills in the House and Senate, known as the Cannabis Regulation Act (in the House it is House Bill 2, and in the Senate, Senate Bill 3). Both are…

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Legislative Analysis & APD Leadership

March 29, 2021
Close-up of a sculpture in front of the Santa Fe Roundhouse depicting two groups of children tugging on each other.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the clock struck midnight on legislation that would have legalized adult-use cannabis in New Mexico. But shortly after the 2020 legislative session wrapped, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a framework for a bill that could win approval was in place and she would be calling a special session in just a matter…

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