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Legal Cannabis Takes Root

Illustration of a cannabis leaf, with decorative spots and splotches of color beside it.

After many attempts over what seems like forever, New Mexico has finally passed a law making recreational cannabis use legal for adults. But the rollout is not as simple as lighting a match as special considerations for how this new law will impact New Mexicans must be addressed. It raises a lot of questions: What happens…

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Recreational Cannabis Roadblocks

Close-up of cannabis leaf.

March 5, 2021 – In this excerpt from the Growing Forward podcast, hosts Andy Lyman and Megan Kamerick talk to Emily Kaltenbach of the New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance about potential sticking points for recreational cannabis legislation in the New Mexico Legislature—namely home grows and plant limits, as well as the specifics of how to…

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